What Would Yoda Say? Absolute Liability for Undue Animal Suffering During Transport
The Courts have observed that Canada’s Health of Animals Regulations, which are enforced by the CFIA, may sometimes operate in “draconian ways”. Everyone involved in the transportation of livestock is at risk of being penalized if animals are injured or...
Restricted Farm Losses: The Plight of the Part-Time Farmer
Introduction Not just anyone can become a farmer; yet many Canadians aspire to transfer from their existing occupation into farming. The challenge with said aspiration is that starting up a farm business is difficult, and though the federal government provides...
Update on CFIA Food Labelling Modernization Initiative
Launched in June 2013, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s Food Labelling Modernization (FLM) initiative has been an ongoing project to overhaul food labelling in Canada. The foundation of these changes is the 2012 Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA)...
Visit us at the Pacific Agriculture show!
Miller Thomson’s Agribusiness Group will be at the Pacific Agriculture Show in Abbotsford from January 26-28, 2017. (www.agricultureshow.net) We have two 3 Day VIP passes to give away to this event. Please contact Wendy Baker at [email protected] if you are...
EU and Canada Sign CETA but Obstacles Remain to Full Ratification
We have previously blogged on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”), and the uncertainty cast upon the Agreement when the Belgian region of Wallonia announced that it would not ratify. Wallonia’s political leadership had expressed concerns about the effect...
Wallonia Creates Uncertainty on CETA Ratification Timeline
We have previously bloggedon the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”), the trade agreement which is Canada’s largest trade initiative since NAFTA and, if implemented, would provide Canadian exporters preferential access to the sizable EU market. Following the recent “Brexit”...
Supreme Court of Canada Rules that Quebec’s Farm Income Stabilization Program is not a Contract of Insurance
Co-Author: Grégory Morin-Maltais, Articling Student Two recent decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada directly affect Quebec’s farm businesses by confirming La Financière Agricole du Québec’s (“La Financiere”) discretion in the administration of the farm income stabilization program known as...
Event Announcement – Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
CANADA’S OUTDOOR FARM SHOW – September 13, 14 & 15, 2016 (Woodstock, Ontario) Miller Thomson LLP is again looking forward to being a part of the 23rd annual Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. Please come by our booth to say hello...
Changes Implemented to Ontario’s Production Insurance Regime
In a previous post, we discussed legislation tabled by the Ontario government which would amend the province’s production insurance regime and had the potential to widen production insurance coverage to allow livestock, dairy, poultry, and other producers to benefit from...
Calorie Menu Disclosures Coming to Ontario
Ontario legislation to overhaul in-store calorie advertising requirements There are some sweeping new food and beverage disclosure requirements coming into play for the food industry in Ontario. The Healthy Menu Choices Act, will come into force on January 1, 2017,...
