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	Environment Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Environment Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for coordinating environmental policies and programs as well as preserving and enhancing the natural environment and conservation of wildlife.
		Environment Canada is the lead department within the federal government when it comes to cleaning up hazardous waste and oil spills.
		Environment Canada is currently (2005-present) undergoing a structural transformation to centralize authority and decision-making, and to standardize policy implementation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Environment_Canada (211 words)

	SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) jointly convened a stakeholder workshop in Ottawa on February 4, 2005, as part of the Government of Canada’s ongoing dialogue with agriculture stakeholders on adventitious presence (AP).
		The Government of Canada has initiated a dialogue with Canadian agri-food sector stakeholders on the implications of AP, i.e.
		As part of the Government of Canada’s ongoing initiative on adventitious presence, AAFC and CFIA will continue to work with other government departments, international partners and public stakeholders in addressing the larger, more complex issues of adventitious presence of material that has not been granted environmental, feed and/or food use approvals.
	www.seedquest.com /News/releases/2005/august/13039.htm (4739 words)

	Our Great Lakes - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.
		The Agricultural Adaptation Council is a coalition of 52 agricultural, agri-food and rural organizations.
		The Council invests in innovative projects that enhance the economic health of the Ontario agricultural and agri-food sector, and therefore of rural communities in general.
	www.on.ec.gc.ca /greatlakes/Programs_and_Services/Action_Plan_2000-2005/Government_of_Canada_Partners/Agriculture_and_Agri-Food_Canada-WSB3F77679-1_En.htm (771 words)

	Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, or CFIA, which was created in April 1997, brought together inspection and related services previously provided through the activities of four federal government departments – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada and Industry Canada.
		The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food is responsible for the CFIA.
		The Minister of Health is responsible for establishing policies and standards for the safety and nutritional quality of food sold in Canada; the administration of those provisions of the Canadian Food and Drugs Act that relate to public health, safety and nutrition; and for assessing the effectiveness of the Agency’s activities related to food safety.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Food_Inspection_Agency (221 words)

	Business Access Canada Partners - Agriculture and Agri-food
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's contracting and procurement activities are decentralized.
		AAFC also purchases computer equipment, scientific and technical equipment, measuring, controlling and laboratory instruments, and office supplies.
		The department purchases goods directly from suppliers when the requirement is valued at $5,000 or less, in most cases, using acquisition cards (80% of the department's procurement activities).
	contractscanada.gc.ca /en/agric-e.htm (217 words)

	COMUNIICA. Eleventh Issue
		I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the activities in which the government of Canada, and in particular the department of agriculture and agri-food (CDAAF), is involved with IICA and then to present some of our activities in the area of women and agriculture.
		FRANCE PÉGEOT is currently acting Director General for the Food Bureau, at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, which is the focal point for the food processing industry in the Department.
		The government of Canada is engaged in multiple fronts with IICA, in particular in the context of the Northern Regional Centre (NRC) along with the United States and Mexico.
	www.iica.int /comuniica/n_12/english/art.asp?art=18 (1048 words)

	AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD CANADA - PEST MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
		Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Research Centre, 1391 Sandford St., London, Ontario, Canada N5V 4T3
		Some of the faunal data already collected at the agricultural sites at Lethbridge may also be germane to SAGE, and it may be possible to provide further direct support to SAGE using the Lethbridge site.
		We maintain a large and growing voucher collection of soil fauna specimens from across Canada, but by far our best cross-section of specimens is from southern Ontario.
	www.eman-rese.ca /eman/reports/publications/sage/sage7.htm (429 words)

	Petition No. 64 - Minister's Response: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's "Guide to the Environmental Analysis of Agricultural Policies, Plans and Programs" is based on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act's (CEAA) Directive and its guidelines as the guiding document and the fundamental basis for what information and guidance is provided to the SEA writer.
		With the recent restructuring of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Department is taking the opportunity to begin a process to assess and document the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) capacity within the Department, alongside many other important priorities.
		With this evidence, Canada was able to quantify the carbon sink capacity of agricultural sinks and negotiate firm carbon credit numbers for agricultural sinks in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
	www.oag-bvg.gc.ca /domino/petitions.nsf/viewE1.0/D2C86ED7A452A6B485256DAD0069AC3C (1682 words)

	Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
		Agriculture and Agrifood Canada is also involved with monitoring sites in the Arctic--mainly because of their expertise in soils.
		Agriculture and Agrifood Canada has a transect of 33 sites at which they have been monitoring soils at seven depths for a number of years along the pipeline.
		Agriculture and Agri-food Canada is very interested in biodiversity monitoring on agricultural lands.
	www.eman-rese.ca /eman/reports/publications/national95/part9.html (297 words)

	DPR 2004-2005-Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Part 2 of 9
		AAFC also took steps, including developing relationships with emerging players in the agriculture and food sector, to help industry build long-term strategic plans for expanding and succeeding globally.
		AAFC's program activities in the reporting period reflected and supported the Government of Canada's broad priorities and goals to manage and grow the economy, protect and enhance the environment, and safeguard and contribute to the health of all Canadians.
		AAFC and partners reached many new and established producers across the country to help them assess their situations and options and acquire skills and resources they need to succeed.
	www.tbs-sct.gc.ca /rma/dpr1/04-05/AAFC-AAC/AAFC-AACd4501_e.asp (5728 words)

	Province of British Columbia
		VICTORIA – On March 30, 2006 the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands’ (MAL) Delegated Decision Maker (DDM) issued an aquaculture licence to Grieg Seafood B.C. Ltd. under the Fisheries Act.
		KAMLOOPS – Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell presented Steve Carr of Kamloops with the very first Ministry of Agriculture and Lands Minister’s Award of Excellence today.
		The ministry is committed to providing the business climate for a competitive and profitable industry providing safe, high quality food for consumers and export markets.
	www.gov.bc.ca /bvprd/bc/channel.do?action=ministry&channelID=-8377&navId=NAV_ID_province (171 words)

	Farm Credit Canada : Message from the Minister of Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
		Message from the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
		From lending expertise to working actively in partnership with the customers it serves, FCC will continue to support rural Canada and the ongoing evolution of Canadian agriculture with innovative products and services that benefit the individual farmer and the industry as a whole.
		It's a new era for Canadian agriculture, and producers will need access to business planning and financial solutions that will help them produce safe, high-quality food in an environmentally sustainable way.
	www.fcc-sca.ca /en/AboutUs/Profile/minister_e.asp (277 words)

	Historical series / Agriculture Canada - Série historique / Agriculture Canada
		It is about the motivators of agriculture - federal ministers, their employees and research teams of scientists - who have brought a wealth of technology to Canadians, Canadian farmers and the agri-food industry.
		The Historical Series of Agriculture Canada is about Canada and its development, about brave and dedicated men and women, and their successes in the face of adversity.
		Now out of print, the Historical Series of Agriculture Canada will be of interest to students, researchers and the general public looking for information about the development and history of Canadian agriculture and agribusiness.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /agrican/pubweb/main_e.asp (192 words)

	Home Page
		We work closely with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada regional offices and provincial partners to provide a growing range of programs and services to help you reach your goals.
		Export training programs offered by FBC are cost shared through funding received from the Agri-Food Trade Program administered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
		Food Beverage Canada Association is an industry association committed to the development of export strategies and programs that will strengthen and increase its members' share of global food and beverage markets.
	www.foodbeveragecanada.com (206 words)

	Foot and Mouth Disease
		Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, United Kingdom ISSN:0269 5545
		FMD was last reported in 1929 in the U.S.A., 1952 in Canada, and 1954 in Mexico.
		Cattle are mainly infected by inhalation, often from pigs, which excrete large amounts of virus by respiratory aerosols and are considered highly important in disease spread.
	epix.hazard.net /topics/animal/f_m_d.htm (552 words)

	Investment Agriculture Foundation - Agri-Food Futures Fund
		The AESI is funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and has similar objectives to the AEPI except for proposals involving on-farm capital expenditures or wildlife damage compensation or mitigation.
		The Agri-Food Futures Funds (AFFF) are administered by the Foundation, as Trustee, with funding provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
		As all agriculture industries depend to varying degrees on labour, this initiative and the issues it addresses are truly cross-sectoral and are fundamental to sustainability of BC's agri-food industry.
	www.iafbc.ca /agri-food (921 words)

	globeandmail.com : globeinvestor.com : Monsanto Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Continue Work On Biotech Wheat
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers continue their work related to Roundup Ready wheat and agreements signed between the two organizations to complete this work run through 2005.
		No public announcement or decision about the long-term research agreements between AAFC and Monsanto Canada was made by either organization and neither organization has "abandoned" or "is abandoning" their work on Roundup Ready wheat.
		Working in collaboration with AAFC, Monsanto remains committed to introducing Roundup Ready wheat in the best possible varieties and to ensuring comprehensive, agronomic stewardship programs and best management practices are in place prior to making commercial seed available to farmers.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20040113&archive=ccnm&slug=0113124n (326 words)

	AEGiS-PRn: New Study By Researchers At Agriculture And Agri-Food Canada Links Wild Blueberry To Health Benefits
		BAR HARBOR, Maine, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by researchers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Canadian counterpart of the US Department of Agriculture, indicates that Wild Blueberries may offer these and many other medicinal benefits to consumers looking for a natural, dietary approach to good health.
		Low-bush Wild Blueberries are native to North America and are harvested commercially in Maine and Eastern Canada.
		Foods such as Wild Blueberries that are rich in substance known to prevent or treat diseases have a natural appeal for today's health conscious consumer."
	www.aegis.com /news/pr/1996/PR960410.html (857 words)

	Invest in Canada > Industry Sectors > Agri-Food
		Canada's agriculture and food industry is high-tech, knowledge-based and extremely cost competitive.
		The aim is to make Canada the world leader in food safety, innovation, and environmentally responsible production.
		The Government of Canada presents stories that highlight how Canadian innovators are touching lives, generating economic benefit and laying foundations for future discoveries.
	investincanada.gc.ca /director.aspx?tabid=901 (275 words)

	Tour the Museum
		Canada's food prices are among the lowest in the world
		more than 98% of all farms in Canada are family owned and operated.
		farms produce food and other products; every day, each of us consumes or uses something produced on farms
	www.agriculture.technomuses.ca /english/tour/agriculture.cfm (132 words)

	Federal Government
		("Canada welcomed 63,127 new permanent residents (principal applicants, spouses and dependants) in the third quarter of 2003 (see table 1), an increase of almost 20% in comparison with the same quarter of 2002.
		Complete text of the Covenant, of the first optional protocol and of the views of the Committee on the merit of communications against Canada and Canada's Fourth Report and the UN Committee conclusions on this report.
		The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation is Canada’s national housing agency.
	www.canadiansocialresearch.net /fedbkmrk.htm (10695 words)

	Paridss Home Page
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Research Branch, Western Region) initiated the Prairie Agriculture Research Initiative, or PARI, in 1992 with a focus on sustainable agriculture.
		© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, with exception of the "Partners" sections which are the copyright of their respective organizations.
		This on-farm data is combined with expert knowledge or "smart" databases and can be used to evaluate current crop production or develop scenarios of different crops on different fields for planning purposes.
	paridss.usask.ca (347 words)

	Lethbridge Research Centre - Welcome
		The Lethbridge Research Centre is the largest agricultural research establishment within the Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
		The Lethbridge Research Centre operates Substations at Onefour, Vauxhall and Stavely, Alberta.
		The Centre is located in southern Alberta on the eastern outskirts of the City of Lethbridge.
	res2.agr.ca /lethbridge/index_e.htm (47 words)

	Hummingbird Customer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Wins 2004 GTEC Distinction Award for Executive Correspondence Management System
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is an excellent example of how Hummingbird's robust ECM platform solves the business challenges of our government customers by providing a secure and flexible information management system, in compliance with regulatory standards, that offers simple deployment and a rapid return on investment."
		CGI provides end-to-end IT and business process services to clients worldwide from offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific as well as from centers of excellence in India and Canada.
	www.hummingbird.com /press/2004/gtecaward.html (1204 words)

	Agri-Food Canada Press Release (November 19, 2002) -- Canadian Scientists Develop First-Ever Fusarium-Tolerant Pastry Wheat
		The line was developed by scientists with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Ottawa and Hyland Seeds in Blenheim, Ontario.
		Investments in research and development are a key priority of the Agricultural Policy Framework, a comprehensive plan developed with the provinces and industry to make Canada a world leader in food safety and food quality, environmentally responsible production and innovation.
		OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- Eastern Canadian producers can now benefit from a new wheat cultivar with increased tolerance to Fusarium head blight, a fungal disease which has cost the Canadian agri-food industry hundreds of millions of dollars.
	www.pestlaw.com /x/press/2002/AAFC-20021119A.html (438 words)

	NSERC - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/NSERC Research Partnerships Program
		The program is designed to support research, research training and commercialization activities (pilot projects) through funding of well-defined collaborative projects involving university and college researchers and the agriculture and agri-food industry.
		The Program contributes to AAFC's objectives of securing the long-term prosperity, profitability and success of the sector and positioning Canada as a world leader for food safety, innovation and environmentally responsible production.
		Benefit to Canada: The proposal should outline any additional, potential social and/or economic benefits that will be realized in Canada.
	www.nserc.ca /professors_e.asp?nav=profnav&lbi=b5_4 (1118 words)

	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Supports Expo Québec's International Development Plan
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's financial support is provided through the Canadian Agriculture and Food International (CAFI) Program, which is designed to support Canadian industry facilitating long-term international marketing strategies.
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Supports Expo Québec's International Development Plan
		The project demonstrates Expo Québec's desire to promote the diversity of Canadian agri-food products and will help create special ties between Canadian and foreign chefs.
	news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=162179 (264 words)

	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 2 / 12
		The mandate of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is to provide information, research and technology and policies and programs that achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.
		AAFC is implementing a comprehensive national Agricultural Policy Framework with the goal of making Canada a world leader in Food Safety and Quality, Innovation and Environmentally Sustainable Production.
		It carries out research into the physical and economic problems of agriculture; assists with market and export development; and carries out programs aimed at environmentally sustainable resource use.
	infosource.gc.ca /inst/agr/fed02_e.asp (244 words)

	Agriculture & Agri-food Canada - Statistics Available
		BISON Sector Statistical Briefer Note Bison statistics in the format of this link are no longer maintained by Agriculture Canada.
		Food and Beverage Processing: Primary information site on processed food and beverage industry including market and industry information, sub-sector profiles, statistics, trend analysis.
		Horticulture: Detailed situation and trend analysis are available for the following horticulture crop sectors: potatoes, vegetables, fruits, floriculture, nursery and sod, Christmas trees and honey.
	www.gdsourcing.com /works/Agri-food.htm (240 words)

	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
		Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.
		The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food is responsible for all matters relating to agriculture.
		This includes issues related to food inspection, plant protection and animal health, the financing of farm operations, milk quotas and dairy subsidies, the overall grain handling system and associated standards, and the marketing of farm products.
	www.agsci.ubc.ca /careerfair2005/bio/agcanada.htm (160 words)

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