FVGC welcomes platform commitments on food security and sector sustainability

Apr 25, 2025

At a time when food security is top of mind for Canadians, the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) has reviewed the 2025 federal election platforms to assess how well each party addresses the urgent needs of Canada’s fruit and vegetable sector. FVGC’s analysis focused on five core priorities critical to safeguarding our food supply: food security, business risk management, labour, crop protection, and trade competitiveness.

The Liberal platform demonstrates the strongest alignment with FVGC’s recommendations, including commitments to apply a food lens to the mandates of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), permanently increase the AgriStability payment cap, grow greenhouse capacity, and invest in domestic processing and trade diversification.

“These commitments tell us our message is being heard,” said Massimo Bergamini, executive director of FVGC. “But election platforms aren’t blueprints—they’re invitations. It’s our job to ensure these ideas become meaningful action.”

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