There are over 800 applications for the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council.
The Youth Council will provide advice on the concerns and aspirations of young people across the sector, looking at everything from business risk management programs, sustainable agriculture and market diversification, to science and innovation, inter-generational farm transfers and mental health.
Those youth not selected will be invited to form a focus group for ad hoc consultations with the Minister and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, was at the recent Canadian Young Farmers Forum in Nova Scotia to talk about the Youth Council.
And she highlighted other ways in which the Government of Canada is working hard to support youth in pursuing rewarding careers in the Agriculture sector, including:
- work with the Minister of Finance and farmers on tax measures to facilitate the inter-generational transfer of farms
- the expanded suite of preferential-rate loan programs by Farm Credit Canada for young producers and food entrepreneurs
- the work with the Provinces and Territories to improve Business Risk Management programs so they work better for producers, including youth
