The Organic Council of Ontario
On November 10th, 2021, federal and provincial agriculture ministers from across Canada met in Guelph, ON to discuss how Canadian agriculture will develop from 2023-2028 under the new Agricultural Policy Framework (APF).
Position: Climate Science Research and Knowledge Translation Intern Hours: 30 – 40 hours a week Compensation: Salary $42,000-$55,000/year pro-rated Benefits: OCO compensates staff for personal device use, internet and other small office expenses pending approval. After 6 months, staff may be offered a health savings plan.
Position: Organic Data and Information Systems Coordinator Hours: 30 – 40 hours a week Compensation: Salary $42,000-$55,000/year pro-rated Benefits: OCO compensates staff for personal device use, internet and other small office expenses pending approval. After 6 months, staff may be offered a health savings plan.
Position: Organic Information Systems and Knowledge Base Coordinator Hours: 30 – 40 hours a week Compensation: Salary $42,000-$55,000/year pro-rated Benefits: OCO compensates staff for personal device use, internet and other small office expenses pending approval. After 6 months, staff may be offered a health savings plan.
Position: Organic Value Chains Coordinator Hours: 30 – 40 hours a week Compensation: Salary $42,000-$55,000/year pro-rated Benefits: OCO compensates staff for personal device use, internet and other small office expenses pending approval. After 6 months, staff may be offered a health savings plan.
Manitoba announced that it has created the first organic grain check-off program to be seen in the province, which came into effect on August 12, 2021.
There is a growing demand for Canadian organic food both internally and domestically. To meet this demand, COTA launched the Support Organic Change Fund in 2019 to encourage farmers to transition to organic that Ontario farmers are currently not taking advantage of.
In December of 2020, the Government of Canada announced that it would set a fertilizer emissions reduction target of 30% below 2020 levels by 2030. In response to this announcement, Fertilizer Canada released a flawed report predicting a $48 billion reduction in farmers' incomes. Find out where they went wrong!
