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Media Release: Minimum Wage Increases but Agricultural Workers are Still Excluded

Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit (Guelph, ON) (October 31, 2024) - Ontario’s minimum wage increased to $17.20 on October 1,...
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Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau Regarding the Federal Pickering Lands

Dear Prime Minister, The National Farmers Union (NFU) and the National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O) are writing to appeal for an expanded Rouge National...
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Media Release: Farmers are Eager to Clean up Lake Erie, will Governments Listen?

A New National Farmers Union – Ontario Survey and Report Explores Agriculture’s Algal Bloom Problem & Its Solutions   Treaty lands and territory of the...
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NFU-O Response to Regulating Commercial-Scale Geologic Carbon Storage Projects in Ontario

Re: ERO 019-8767 Regulating Commercial-Scale Geologic Carbon Storage Projects in Ontario Dear Ministry, We are writing to express concern over ERO proposal 019-8469 to explore...
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Media Release: Waterloo Region Plows Under Crops While Fields Burn Out West

July 29, 2024 Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit (Guelph, ON) - On July 24th, 160 acres of corn, intended for...
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NFU-O Declares Intimate Partner Violence an Epidemic in Ontario

Between the Lakes Purchase (Treaty 3); Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit; Guelph, ON (May 15, 2024) - As an accredited...
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NFU-O Response to Bill 185 and the Proposed PPS (2024)

Re: ERO 019-8462 Review of proposed policies for a new provincial planning policy instrument. Minister Calandra, The National Farmers Union of Ontario (NFU-O) is an...
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Letter to Minister Smith Regarding Green Energy Procurement Guidelines

Re: Green Energy Procurement Guidelines Minister Smith, The National Farmers Union of Ontario (NFU-O) is an accredited farm organization representing thousands of sustainable farmers in...
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