Share your thoughts: Emergency Management Framework for Agriculture in Canada

From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Current status: Closed

About the consultation

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), in partnership with the Provinces and Territories, sought feedback from partners as part of its efforts in its Emergency Management renewal activities, including the All-Hazard Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan and the Emergency Management Framework for Agriculture in Canada.

The Framework, first created in 2016, is intended to enhance prevention and mitigation, increase collaborative action and build sector resilience. In May 2023, Federal Provincial and Territorial (FPT) partners agreed to undertake renewal efforts to modernize and adapt the Framework to address the current and future realities of sector emergencies. Through this consultation, AAFC gathered insights on ways to improve the Framework, including identifying goals and actions that could be undertaken to ensure Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector is better equipped to prepare for, respond to, and recover from, emergency events.

AAFC is preparing a report, which will include feedback gathered through this consultation, as well as information received from engagement completed through other channels, including the Food Sector Network and through the National Symposium on Agriculture Emergency Management. Once available, the report will be published to Public opinion research and consultations.

Who was the focus of this consultation

AAFC welcomed comments from all stakeholders with an interest in emergency management in the agriculture and the agri-food sector, including but not limited to:

  • Farmers;
  • horticultural, agricultural and other industry associations;
  • producer groups;
  • commodity/value chain associations;
  • consumers and interested public parties;
  • the general public;
  • other government departments/agencies, including provincial/territorial, municipal and Indigenous;
  • trading partners;
  • other special interest groups; and
  • other non-government organizations

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Contact us

For all comments and questions, send us an email: AAFC.AgEM-GUAg.AAC@agr.gc.ca.