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Efforts intensify in Ontario to regulate organic products

Realagriculture covers OCO’s call for organic regulation in Ontario and the recent introduction of a Private Member’s Bill in this article by Owen Roberts.

OrganicBIZ covers the introduction of the Organic Products Act

John Greig covered the introduction of a Private Member’s Bill in Ontario Legislature in a piece written for OrganicBIZ, yesterday. “Peter Tabuns, MPP for Toronto-Danforth (NDP), and Sylvia Jones, MPP for Dufferin-Caledon...

The Grower Covers OCO's Private Member's Bill Announcement

The Grower, Canada’s premier horticultural publication, reported this week on the Organic Council of Ontario’s co-sponsored private member’s bill, which was introduced in Ontario legislature yesterday. The piece...

Urban Cowboy: Efforts underway to regulate organic products

Owen Roberts covers OCO’s efforts to more clearly address consumer concerns and confusion about organic food labelling in this article, published in Guelph Today.

OCO Announces Private Member's Bill: Organic Products Act

Ontario MPPs Announce Co-Sponsored Private Member’s Bill, “Organic Products Act” Toronto - Sept. 13th, 2017 - Peter Tabuns, MPP for Toronto-Danforth (NDP), and Sylvia Jones, MPP for Dufferin-Caledon (PC), announced a co-sponsored...

OMAFRA Seeks Feedback

OMAFRA invites members of the agricultural community to join a webinar on September 6, 2017 from 9:30 to 12:00 noon on the Agricultural System. This webinar is intended to increase the awareness of the agricultural community on the...

Organic Regulation Can Support Small Farms, Too

Small, diversified organic farming is one of the most sustainable ways to produce food. The organic movement, in its origins, began with the small farm. Today, hundreds of small farms exist in Ontario and farm according to organic...

SaskOrganics Organic Farmers Survey: Results

In the fall of 2016, SaskOrganics conducted a survey to determine the research priorities of organic farmers in Saskatchewan for organic production. The survey focused on research priorities in field crop production from the perspective...

Why is Organic Food More Expensive?

Many people believe that the higher cost of organic food is not justified by real differences in how the food is produced. But when food is certified organic, there are many sound economic facts that explain why it costs more than...

Organic certification process in Ontario needs attention

As calls increase for the province of Ontario to regulate organic certification, Kaitlynn Anderson highlights the need for change in a recent article from farms.com. Anderson quotes our own Laura Northey explaining a few of the issues,...

Use of "organic" in Ontario business names

The word “organic” is often used in business names in Ontario, but the Organic Council often receives questions from confused consumers and businesses about whether or not this use of the word is covered by provincial or...

CBC London Coverage of the Ontario Organic Regulation Issue

Citing the recently released State of Organics report from the Canada Organic Trade Association, an August 4th news story and article from the CBC London news room highlighted the issue from the perspective of two London area...