Events / CAPI Webinars

Digital agriculture holds significant potential to boost the profitability, sustainability, and productivity of Canadian farms. While Canada is making progress, there is significant opportunity for Canada to better and be a world leader in the development and adoption of digital agriculture. This webinar, hosted in partnership with RealAgriculture, explored what it takes for Canada to […]

Regenerative agriculture in Canada has the potential to drive economic growth and deliver environmental, economic, and social benefits, but its impact remains limited, in part due to unclear definitions and low adoption rates. Recent work by CSA Group has provided key insights into the opportunities and challenges of developing standards to identify and verify regenerative […]

With less than one week until a federal election, the political landscape in Canada is in a time of upheaval with the potential for considerable change. The upcoming election could have significant impacts on agriculture and agri-food, and the sector needs to take a proactive approach in advance of this election. In this Ag Policy […]

CAPI and RealAgriculture hosted an insightful webinar on the current state of tariffs, their impact on Canadian agri-food and proactive policy solutions to safeguard the industry’s future. Recent tariff pressures have once again highlighted vulnerabilities in Canada’s agri-food sector, from an over-reliance on the US market to ongoing challenges in innovation and growth. While progress […]

The agriculture and agri-food sector faces significant risks from weather, markets, and value-chain disruptions. While optimism is a vital component of the sector’s success, there is a need for a heavy dose of realism in an increasingly complex and changing world. A clear strategy is critical to ensure the sector reaches its full potential in […]

Canadian agriculture, and Canada as a whole, is facing an increasingly uncertain trade future. With political uncertainty at home, rising anti-Canadian rhetoric and CUSMA renegotiation threats from the US, and challenging Indo-Pacific trade dynamics, the once-solid cornerstone of Canadian trade and agriculture now seems increasingly unstable. This Ag Policy Exchange hosted a lively debate on […]

Canadian agriculture and food face big challenges with the potential for very different solutions that lead to very different outcomes for the sector. None of those solutions or outcomes may be the right one, and dialogue and debate are essential to getting better policy outcomes. Instead of shying away from thoughtful debate, the sector should embrace it. […]

The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and RealAgriculture are hosting a webinar to discuss the impacts of the recent US Election.   The webinar will investigate what the election results mean for Canada’s relationship with the US and will dive deeper into the possible implications for Canada’s agri-food sector. What will this mean for Canadian farmers? […]

Bill C-59 represented the most significant changes to Canada’s Competition Act since it was first introduced in 1986. Among the changes, the deceptive marketing practice of greenwashing has been prohibited. The Competition Bureau recently concluded consultations, but the specifics have raised concerns. The reverse onus approach, lack of guidance on compliance, and threat of large […]