Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) outreach efforts with Indigenous Peoples are helping to foster relationships and partnerships with Indigenous communities and organizations. These discussions will assist AAFC in developing agricultural programs and policies that will help increase the participation of Indigenous partners in the agriculture sector.
Indigenous agriculture regional engagement sessions
The report “Indigenous Agriculture and Agri-Food in Canada: Perspectives, experiences, and opportunities for the future” discusses a series of regional engagement sessions held by AAFC in partnership with the Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council (CAHRC) in summer 2021. AAFC commissioned CAHRC to host 5 virtual regional sessions with Indigenous partners across Canada in order to learn about Indigenous connections to food and agriculture, and to gather perspectives on key topics, including:
- challenges and opportunities for Indigenous agriculture initiatives
- government support and program experiences
- training and capacity building opportunities
- creation of a national advisory table for AAFC and a national forum for Indigenous agriculture and agri-food
The sessions had a total of 48 participants from a wide range of agriculture and agri-food backgrounds, including Indigenous – organizations, business owners, and farmers and operators.
Comments and ideas gathered during the sessions will be used by AAFC and partners to inform a broader understanding of the experiences and opportunities for Indigenous agriculture and agri-food practices in Canada, as well as help to inform future policies and programs.
To learn more, please consult the What We Heard report
AAFC looks forward to continued discussion, dialogue, and collaboration with Indigenous partners. If you have questions or suggestions about Indigenous agricultural programs and activities, please contact us:
Phone or fax
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We collect personal information from callers and call centre agents to respond to inquiries regarding agriculture and agri-food sector support programs and services and to facilitate program delivery.
Please note that all calls are recorded. Calls may also be monitored by a manager through a listen-in feature, which is only used for quality assurance purposes.
The collection and use of this information is authorized under the Financial Administration Act and the applicable legislation for the program you are inquiring about, including, but not limited to, the Farm Income Protection Act.
We use personal information to:
- identify you, and where required, verify your program participation
- respond to your inquiry and provide guidance or services
- refer your inquiry to the appropriate program official for resolution
- document and manage requests and interactions
- administer and deliver Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) programs
- improve service delivery and internal processes
- monitor call centre agent performance and adherence to call centre policies and procedures
- conduct program evaluation, reporting, and quality assurance
Caller information is stored in a Government of Canada–approved cloud solution managed by a vendor under contract with AAFC, with data securely stored in Canada.
The collection of personal information is described in Standard Personal Information Bank (PIB) PSU 914 (Public Communication) and in the program-specific PIB related to the program you are inquiring about, including, but not limited to, the PIB specific to AgriStability and AgriInvest (see Net Income Stabilization Account, PIB PPU 183). Personal information is retained for 2 years and then destroyed, unless it is used for program delivery purposes, in which case it is retained in accordance with the retention period specified in the applicable program-specific PIB.
Under the Privacy Act, you have the right to request access to, and correction of, your personal information. To exercise these rights, you may contact the Access to Information and Privacy Office at aafc.atip-aiprp.aac@agr.gc.ca.
You also have the right to file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada if you believe your personal information has been handled improperly.
Telephone: 1-866-367-8506
Fax: 1-877-949-4885
Indigenous Pathfinder Service
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1341 Baseline Road
Tower 7, Floor 6
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C5
aafc.indigenouspathfinder-explorateurautochtone.aac@agr.gc.ca