Ottawa – Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced that the fourth payment under the Dairy Direct Payment Program (DDPP) is now available to dairy producers. Dairy farmers will receive compensation payments based on their milk quota. For example, the owner of an 80 head dairy farm will receive $38,000 in direct payment compensation. The compensation for this fourth …
Minister Ng reaffirms importance of Canada-Mexico relationship
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, spoke with Raquel Buenrostro, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy. Minister Ng congratulated Secretary Buenrostro on her new role in Cabinet and reiterated her commitment to continue building on the longstanding close trade and investment relationship between Canada and Mexico. At the meeting, Minister Ng reaffirmed Canada’s …
Minister Ng on US’ anti-dumping, countervailing duty orders on Canadian lumber
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement regarding the third administrative reviews by the US Department of Commerce of its anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on softwood lumber products from Canada: “The US Department of Commerce is indicating with these preliminary results that it intends to maintain …