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Agriculture committee I'm not in the hiring business there, but I guess I would say, if you look at labour markets across the country, one of the challenges—it's a good challenge to have probably—is that unemployment rates are very low. That's the first thing. Monsieur Poissant and others have raised
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee I will try to reply and Dr. Komal can complete my answer, because the regulations are those of the agency. Dr. Komal said that the regulations that we are currently implementing for 98% of the current transport are consistent with the new regulations. Is that what you said, Dr. K
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee For us, the study will allow us to find out, for example, how to be consistent with the code of practice. It can help not only with the regulations themselves, but also to ensure that they are consistent.
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee Clearly, I cannot tell you who has received money now, but I can tell you how much money has been allocated. We can send you an update and tell you where the process is.
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee There was $250 million for producers and $100 million for shippers. We can send you those figures as of today.
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee The names will be published in the Public Accounts of Canada.
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee Ms. Walker has the figures here, if you want.
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee Okay.
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee Yes. Just to be clear, the roughly fifty-fifty TRQ allocation is under CETA; for the CPTPP, even the preliminary allocation thus far is around 85%. That's sort of the number your were positing. I think the process is as the minister described. I'll just take a little bit more ti
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee Okay. Well, I'll just say that we work with the sector and with Global Affairs Canada to engage on what the sector is looking for out of this process. Then it is the Minister of International Trade's decision.
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee We are already working very hard to increase the possibilities for our exporters, producers and processors in foreign markets. Currently, we are focusing on increasing our representation in international organizations like the FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the Uni
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee Our principal representative was a director of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. He has led most of the discussions with his Chinese government counterparts since the beginning. He is an expert in health—
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee Director level or director general level, yes.
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes
Agriculture committee No, because they were discussions of a technical nature.
June 6th, 2019Committee meeting
Chris Forbes