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Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have opened consultations on a comprehensive regulatory package.

Canada continues to be the largest export market for U.S. consumer-oriented products. In 2022, U.S. consumer-oriented exports to Canada reached $19.9 billion, representing 24 percent of the total value of U.S. consumer-oriented exports worldwide.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has approved the U.S. application for legislative recognition which demonstrates that U.S. feedstock is in compliance with the land use and biodiversity (LUB) criteria under the Clean Fuel Regulation (CFR).

Launched in November 2022, Canada’s ten-year strategy for the Indo-Pacific is meant to comprehensively deepen the country’s engagement in the region in the areas of peace and security, economic growth, and sustainable development.

Canadian apple production is forecast to decline three percent in MY 2023/24 on adverse weather events across the main growing provinces. Pear production is forecast to grow slightly on large volume fruit in Ontario and a good crop in British Columbia.

FAS Ottawa forecasts total wheat production to be 31.1 million metric tons (MT), down ten percent year-over-year (y/y) on lower yields due to widespread drought across the prairie provinces.

Global Affairs Canada published policy options for the allocation and administration rules for all tariff rate quotas (TRQs) related to supply-managed products (i.e., dairy, poultry and eggs).

Health Canada has provided an update on the re-evaluation of three neonicotinoids (imidacloprid, clothianidin, and thiamethoxam) and proposed timelines for the final re-evaluation decisions.

The Canadian foodservice sector grew by 5 percent to nearly $68 billion USD in 2018.

The estimated area planted to Genetically Engineered (GE) crops in Canada was down 7 percent in 2019, due primarily to lower soybean and canola area in the prairie provinces.