Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s efforts to increase federal agriculture science capacity in new areas of research, and to leverage the Department’s strengths to collaborate and convene research and development activities, contribute to the increase of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector’s knowledge base. [...] Emergency programs i n response to t he COVID-19 p andemic Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada took action to address challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–21, including using the flexibility of terms and conditions of the existing Canadian A griculture Strategic Priorities Program, to deliver new funding to protect the health and safety of individuals working in the agriculture and agri-. [...] In 2020–21, the Department continued to support the industry, through the AgriAssurance program45, to develop and adopt systems, standards, and tools that allow them to make meaningful and verifiable claims about agriculture and agri- food products, and to respond to buyers' demands that the food meet requirements related to safety, quality, traceability, sustainability, or animal welfare. [...] Working with Employment and Social Development Canada, the Department continues to support and protect workers who are vulnerable to COVID-19 and to help secure labour to fill workforce gaps in the agriculture and agri-food sector, in line with the commitment in the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food's mandate letter. [...] Aiming to be an employer that is diverse in representation, and respectful and inclusive in its employment policies and practices, Agriculture and Agri-Food continues to ensure managers have the tools and resources they need to identify opportunities that address underrepresentation, promote inclusion, and meet the Department’s requirements to remove barriers to accessibility as outlined in the Ac.
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