Events / CAPI Webinars

Demonstrating sustainability credentials represents a major economic opportunity for Canada’s agri-food sector and is central to advancing the country’s global food ambition. Consumers, customers, investors, and regulators increasingly expect food systems to deliver credible, measurable sustainability outcomes. This webinar, presented in partnership with RealAgriculture, will unpack the Centre for Agri-Food Benchmarking’s latest National Index on […]

The 2025 Federal Budget comes at a pivotal moment for Canadian agriculture—marked by economic uncertainty, shifting global markets, and growing expectations for a resilient and competitive agri-food system. This webinar, presented in partnership with RealAgriculture, breaks down the Budget’s key fiscal measures, assesses federal priorities, examines where policy gaps remain, and explores implications for the […]

Canada’s agricultural research and development (R&D) system has driven prosperity for decades. Today, however, it faces significant challenges. Public funding is declining, research efforts are fragmented, and incentives often fail to align with production and societal needs. At the same time, external forces—climate change, global trade tensions, and rapid technological shifts—are reshaping demands on agriculture […]

As Parliament resumes this fall, federal leaders face a full and pressing agenda. With the Prime Minister’s first budget to be tabled in October, expectations are high and the pressure to deliver on key priorities is mounting. CAPI and RealAgriculture hosted an Ag Policy Exchange discussing what to watch for in the months ahead, the […]

For over two decades, Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) agreements have shaped how governments share responsibility for supporting Canadian agriculture—from risk management to innovation and sustainability. While this model has enabled coordination across jurisdictions, it’s also been criticized for its slow pace of change and tendency toward small tweaks. As the sector faces new pressures, there is an […]

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 […]

The CAPI Fellows’ Series is part of CAPI’s Policies for Land Use, Agriculture & Nature (PLAN) program focused on advancing solutions that enable us to feed the world sustainably, protect farmland, preserve nature and biodiversity, and promote food security. The initiative is supported in part by the RBC Foundation through RBC Tech for Nature. Webinar 1 – Recording Building […]

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 […]