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Media Release: Addition of the ‘Pickering Airport Lands’ to Rouge National Urban Park a Soaring Achievement, says National Farmers Union
Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit; Guelph, ON (January 27, 2025) - Chalk up a crucial win for farmland protection. As...
NFU-O Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response Consultation Letter
Re: REGDOC-2.10.1: Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Response Consultation The National Farmers Union - Ontario is writing to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to express...
Joint Response: Redside Dace Recovery Strategy (Caruthers Creek Watershed)
RE: Redside Dace Recovery Strategy (Carruthers Creek Watershed) Dear Minister Guilbeault, The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention the critical situation...
Response: Highway 413 Act Joint Letter
Re. the Highway 413 Act – Schedule 3 of Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 (ERO #019-9213) We, the nine undersigned organizations,...
Response: Bill 212 Joint Letter
Re. Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 – Building Highways Faster Act, 2024 (ERO #019-9265) We, the eight undersigned organizations, are writing...
NFU-O Response to Reducing Gridlock – Saving You Time Act, Building Highways Faster Act, and Highway 413 Act
Re: ERO 019-9265 – Bill 212 – Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024 – Building Highways Faster Act, 2024 and ERO 019-9213 – Highway...
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,...
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...
The National Farmers Union – Ontario Digs Senate Recommendations to Publicly-fund Farmer-Informed Protection of Agricultural Soils
Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit (Guelph, ON) (September 20, 2024) - “There are only two things in farming you can...