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About AAFC

• Putting Canada First: An Architecture for Agricultural Policy in the 21st Century
  Federal, Provincial and Territorial governments are working with Industry to put in place a comprehensive Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) composed of five elements:
  • Business Risk Management
  • Food Safety and Food Quality
  • Science and Innovation
  • Environment
  • Renewal
• DirectInfo- Employee Directory
• Key Contacts
• Organization of the Department
• Programs and Services
• Corporate Publications
• Committees/Working Groups
  • Food Security Bureau
• Officials
  • Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board
  • Deputy Minister
• Miscellaneous
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Human Resources
  • Access to Information and Privacy Services
  • Canadian Agriculture Library
  • Mandate
  • Management Accountability and Reporting
  • Acts and Regulations: AAFC Portfolio
  • History
  • Canada's Agriculture Ministers
  • Central Experimental Farm (Headquarters location)

Agencies and Crown Corporations

• Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
• Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
• Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
• National Farm Products Council (NFPC)

Co-operatives

Databases

• AgriCat - Canadian Agriculture Library's Online Catalogue
• AgriWeb Canada
• Canadian Poisonous Plants Information System
• Canadian Soil Information System (CanSIS)
• Functional Foods and Nutraceutical Technologies
• InfoHort - Canadian terminal markets, storage, crop reports and trade
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS*^ca)
• Inventory of Canadian Agri-Food Research (ICAR)
• ManureNet
• Mapping Applications and Data
  • PFRA Gross Watershed Boundaries for the Canadian Prairies
  • PFRA Generalized Landcover for the Canadian Prairies
• Markets Information Services
  • Dairy
  • InfoHort
  • Poultry
  • Red Meats
• PubliCentrale

Education and Awareness

• Canadian Agriculture and Food Celebration
• Canada Agriculture Museum
• Canadian Agriculture Library
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Introduction to Basis
• Career Focus Program in Agriculture and Agri-Food
• Tomatosphere

E-mail lists

• Canadian Rural Partnership
  • Dialogue-l - The Rural Dialogue listserv is for the discussion of issues relating to rural Canada to better understand local and regional issues and to identify the appropriate role for the federal government in addressing key rural issues.
  • Rural Youth Forum Dialogue - The main objective of the listserv discussion is to share ideas, opinions and views on the key issues facing youth living in rural and remote areas of Canada.
• FIP-PRA News-Nouvelles - Canadian Farm Income Program news and updates to the CFIP/PCRA web site.
• Infohort
  • Montreal Daily Price Reports
  • Toronto Daily Price Reports
  • Apple Storage Reports
  • Potato Storage Reports
  • Vegetable Storage Reports

Environment and Resource Management

• Agriculture-Environmental Programs in Ontario 1986-1997
• Agriculture in Harmony With Nature II
• Biodiversity in Agriculture
  • Biodiversity in Agriculture - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Action Plan (PDF format)
  • Biodiversity Initiatives - Canadian Agricultural Producers (PDF format)
  • Biodiversity Initiatives - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (PDF format)
• Biodiversity in Canadian Agricultural Soils
• Environment Bureau
• The Federal-Provincial Crop Insurance Program: An Integrated Environmental-Economic Assessment
• Food Bureau - Environment
• Great Lakes Water Quality Program
• The Health of Our Air: Toward sustainable agriculture in Canada
• Health of Our Soils: Toward sustainable agriculture in Canada
• The Health of Our Water: Toward sustainable agriculture in Canada
• ManureNet
• National Environment Strategy for Agriculture and Agri-Food
• National Land and Water Information Service
• Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
  • Land Management
  • Biodiversity
  • Programs
  • Publications

Farm Finances

• Farm Financial Programs
• Canadian Farm Income Program
• Basis - Introduction
• Canadian Farm Income Program (CFIP)
• Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
• Farm Income and Adaptation Policy
• Financial Characteristics of Canadian and U.S. Farms 1991 and 1993
• National Marketing Programs
• Net Income Stabilisation Administration (NISA)
• Net Income Stabilisation Administration (NISA) Program Review
• Research and Analysis Directorate Publications
• More Programs & Services

Human Resources

• Inclusiveness Tool Kit

Inspection

• The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is responsible for all federally-mandated inspection services related to food safety and animal and plant health programs.
• Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)

Markets and Industries

• Agri-Food Industry Factsheets
• Agri-Food Trade Service
• Canadian Dairy Commission
• Canadian Dairy Information Centre (CDIC)
• Fertilizers and Pesticides
  • Canadian Fertilizer Consumption, Shipments and Trade
  • Fertilizers (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
  • Manure, Fertilizer and Pesticide Management in Canada: Results of the 1995 Farm Inputs Management Survey (FIMS)
• Food and Beverage Processing
  • Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
• Food Security Bureau
• Horticultural Industry
• InfoHort - Canadian terminal markets, storage, crop reports and trade
• Market Analysis Division - grains, oilseeds, and special crop sectors
• National Farm Products Council (NFPC)
• National Marketing Programs (NMP)
• Poultry Market
• Red Meat
• Special Crops

Media Products

• AAFC Newsroom
• News Releases
  • News Releases - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • News Releases - Canadian Dairy Commission
  • News Releases - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Speeches
• Science Teasers
• Tip Sheet

Partners

• Agriculture and Agri-food portfolio partners
  • Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC)
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
  • Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
  • Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
  • National Farm Products Council (NFPC)
• Other AAFC partners
  • Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (CBIF)
  • Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA)
  • Canadian Rural Partnership (CRP)
  • Federal-Provincial Secretariat
  • Rural and Remote Canada Online
• Sites hosted by AAFC Online
  • Agri-Food Trade Service
  • Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES)
  • Canadian Agri-Food Marketing Council
  • Canadian Dairy Information Centre (CDIC)
  • Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
  • Canadian Food Inspection System (CFIS)
  • Canadian Meat Science Association (CMSA)
  • Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency
  • Canadian Rural Partnership
  • FarmTech 2004
  • Federal/Provincial Secretariat
  • La Fondation des gouverneurs (in French only)
  • Manitoba Riparian Health Council
  • National Farm Products Council
  • New Brunswick Potato Association
  • Plant Gene Resources of Canada
  • Rural and Remote Canada Online

Publications

National Science Programs

• Biotechnology
• Inventory of Canadian Agri-Food Research (ICAR)
• Molecular Farming
• Plant Gene Resources of Canada
• Research Centres
• Publications
  • Directory of Research
  • Spotlight on Research 2001-2002 (html format)
  • Spotlight on Research 2001-2002 (PDF format)
  • AGvance - Research Branch newsletter for the agri-food industry.
  • Health of Our Air
  • Health of Our Soil
  • Health of Our Water: Toward sustainable agriculture in Canada
  • Investing in Life's Basic Building Blocks
  • Science Teasers - Media Tips on Government Science
• Programs
  • AAFC/NSERC Research Partnership Program
  • Matching Investment Initiative
  • Career Focus Program in Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Priorities, national research programs, and themes
• Research Networks

Rural and Adaptation

• Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development Fund
• Canadian Agricultural Rural Communities Initiative
• Canadian Rural Information Service
• Canadian Rural Partnership
• Co-operatives
• Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
  • Land Management
  • Biodiversity
  • Programs
  • Publications
• Rural Secretariat

Services

• Access to Information and Privacy Services
• Canadian Agriculture Library
• Canadian Rural Information Service
• More programs and services...

Trade and Investment

• Agri-Food Trade Policy Online
• Agri-Food Trade Service
• Investing in Canada
• Market Reports