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PUTTING CANADA FIRST: AN ARCHITECTURE FOR AGRICULTURAL POLICY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
The Government of Canada and the provincial and territorial governments are working with the agriculture and agri-food industry to develop an architecture for agricultural policy to contribute to the sector's growth and profitability in the 21st century. This new approach would support greater profits in the sector by ensuring it is positioned as the world leader in food safety, innovation and environmentally responsible production. It will also have considerable benefits for Canadians as it will promote increased environmental stewardship and more complete food safety and food quality assurance systems.
Governments have agreed in principle on the key elements of this integrated Agricultural Policy Framework (APF): food safety and food quality, environment, science and innovation, renewal, and business risk management. Securing for Canadian agriculture the benefits of this approach in world markets is also critical, and forms part of a complementary international strategy under development.
A national dialogue has been launched to seek input from stakeholders and interested Canadians about the development and design of the policy framework. A first wave of discussions addressed the general direction of the APF and the proposed common goals for each element. Participants generally agreed with the direction proposed, and largely supported the need for a comprehensive and integrated approach to the opportunities and challenges facing the sector. At the same time, participants also identified issues that were missing, areas of concern, and topics requiring further detail. Informed by the results of these consultations, governments have refined the common goals and strengthened proposed program directions, targets, and implementation measures across the APF elements.
As full partners in the development of the APF, it is important that stakeholders and interested Canadians continue to provide input as the framework evolves. Accordingly, the national dialogue will continue through a second wave of discussion. This wave of discussion will focus on the common goals, proposed program directions, targets, and implementation measures across the APF elements. This document is dedicated to that end. Future discussions will focus on the implementation details of the APF.
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