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What is the Government of Canada doing to address concerns about red tape and how is the Government planning to modernize its regulatory system?
Q1 – How are the recent shifts in U.S. and Chinese trade policies expected to impact producers’ economic situation in 2025? Q2 – Many farmers have seen large increases in expenses in recent years. How has this impacted their bottom line? Q3 – Which expenses have seen the largest increases in recent years? Q4 – How are the recent weather and climate challenges impacting farmers’ economic stability in 2025? Q5 – What is the Government doing to support farmers during this challenging period?
How is the Government responding to the need for stronger support for student employment?
The illicit misuse of Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA) is a serious issue and receives frequent media attention.
Why have you not announced a plan for modernizing the Employment Insurance (EI) program?
What is the Government doing to ensure Employment Insurance is supporting workers and employers impacted by foreign tariffs?
• There has been an increase in the frequency and sophistication of foreign interference and transnational repression (TNR) by countries, such as the People’s Republic of China, Russia, India and Iran, seeking to advance their political, economic and security interests to the detriment of Canada’s.
• Canada has introduced several significant measures to combat misinformation, disinformation, and TNR.
Q1 - How is the government responding to requests for fundamental BRM program improvements? Q2 – How is AAFC helping farmers with increased costs and U.S. tariffs under business risk management? Q3 – How do Sustainable CAP and BRM programs address the environment and climate change? Q4 – How is Sustainable CAP Cost-Shared Programming supporting the Canadian agriculture sector?
What is the Government of Canada doing to support apprenticeship and the skilled trades?
Canada’s key sectors are struggling to build the well-resourced talent pipelines needed to meet labour demands and capitalize on growth opportunities. Chronic labour shortages, persistent skills mismatches, and underinvestment in fragmented skills and employment programming across the country are limiting Canada’s productivity and competitiveness