The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has expressed its readiness to help implement Canada’s National Food Security Strategy, recently unveiled by the federal government.
CPC Chair René Roy stated that pork producers and industry partners are eager to begin working on the implementation of the strategy, which is intended to strengthen Canada’s food system.
According to the industry association, the strategy’s key priorities—including increasing domestic food production, expanding processing capacity, modernizing food infrastructure, and reducing regulatory burdens—are closely aligned with the needs of the pork sector.
The CPC particularly welcomed the strategy’s focus on processing more food closer to where it is produced.
“For the pork sector, processing capacity is central to food security, farm viability, animal health planning, and Canada’s ability to provide consumers with affordable and nutritious protein,” the organization emphasized.
Canadian agricultural media have also highlighted the government’s goal of increasing the country’s food self-sufficiency. Specifically, the strategy aims to raise the share of Canadian-produced and processed food consumed domestically from the current 70% to 80%.
In addition, the government plans to accelerate the growth of the food processing industry, increasing annual GDP growth in the sector from 1.6% to 2.75% between 2027 and 2035.
To achieve these objectives, the government will invite industry leaders to submit investment projects focused on developing new and upgrading existing food-processing infrastructure.
The first call for proposals under the Strategic Response Fund is scheduled to launch in June 2026, with a second round expected in the coming months.
The strategy also includes a CAD 100 million fund to support new food innovation clusters across the country.
Another important aspect for the agricultural sector is the government’s commitment to reducing administrative and regulatory burdens. Representatives of the pork industry have welcomed plans to streamline regulatory procedures and accelerate approvals for new livestock production products.
Among the proposed measures are efforts to reduce approval backlogs for feed additives, veterinary biologics, and other products essential to modern livestock production.
The government has also committed to amending federal food legislation to incorporate food security considerations.
The CPC believes that successful implementation of the strategy will enhance the competitiveness of Canada’s pork industry, strengthen domestic processing capacity, and improve the resilience of the country’s food supply chain in the face of global challenges.
PigUA.info, based on materials from foodagribusiness.world