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A Call to Amend Planning Act with Respect to Municipal Zoning Orders and Section 47 (ERO 019-2811)
Dear Planning Consultation team: The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is an accredited farm organization representing thousands of sustainable family farmers in Ontario...
Follow-up Letter to Minister Hardeman Regarding Ontario Abattoir Capacity Shortage
Dear Minister Hardeman, The National Farmers Union - Ontario Livestock Committee would like to thank you for meeting with us on November 4, 2020...
2020 NFU-O Year in Review
2020 started off strong for the NFU-O, and in partnership with the Ontario Farmland Trust, we were able to offer five “Land Linking” workshops across...
Open Letter Regarding Schedule 6 of the Budget Measures Act
Dear Honourable Premier and Ministers, The National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) is an accredited farm organization representing thousands of sustainable family farmers in Ontario and...
Settlement reached in freedom-of-information request
Ontario’s three general farm organizations the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) and the National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) are very pleased to...
NFU-O Shares Results of Abattoir Survey with Minister Hardeman
On November 4, the NFU-O Livestock Committee, comprised of Board, staff, and members, met with Minister Hardeman to share the results of a survey of...
Conservation Authorities Letter to Premier
Dear Premier Ford, We, the 112 undersigned organizations, call on the Government of Ontario to retain the current mandate of the province’s 36 Conservation...
Carruthers Creek MZO Request
Dear Minister Clark, We are writing to express our concern about a request from Pickering Council for a Minister’s zoning order (MZO) that would...
Reflections and Proposals on “A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe” (ERO 019-1679 & ERO 019-1680)
ERO 019-1679 Proposed Land Needs Assessment Methodology for A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. ERO 019-01680 Proposed Amendment 1...