As agriculture is a shared federal-provincial-territorial responsibility in Canada, agriculture ministers from across the country typically meet face-to-face at least once each year to talk about issues facing the agriculture and agri-food sector, and to make decisions on how to address these issues. These meetings include a two-day annual conference, usually held in July, as well as one-day meetings as necessary.
Each year, the co-chair duties rotate between the provinces and territories. The provincial co-chair hosts the annual conference in their own province or territory, and co-chairs the other meetings that year with the federal minister of agriculture and agri-food. Ministers receive presentations from officials, discuss policy options, and make decisions that help build a stronger future for agriculture in Canada.
The annual conference usually concludes with a news conference or media availability. Ministers also issue a communiqué following each meeting that provides an overview of the topics they discussed and the key decisions they reached at the meeting.
Our Provincial and Territorial Partners
News releases
- Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture meet to support a competitive and sustainable agriculture and agri-food sector [July 21, 2023]
- Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture reach a new partnership agreement and inject new funds to support the sector [July 22, 2022]
- Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Agriculture Readout of Meeting [May 2, 2022]
- Canada's federal, provincial and territorial Ministers of Agriculture set the direction for the next agricultural framework [November 10, 2021]
- Federal-Provincial-Territorial backgrounder [November 10, 2021]
- Federal-Provincial-Territorial Ministers of Agriculture: Readout of Virtual Meeting [July 15, 2021]
- Canada's Ministers of Agriculture agree to implement a key improvement to the AgriStability program to better support farmers [March 25, 2021]
Features
The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a 5-year, $3.5 billion investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen and grow the agriculture and agri-food sector.
The Guelph Statement is a shared vision for the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.