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For information on Essential Services and what is included please reference https://www.alberta.ca/essential-services.aspx
For daily updates and announcements please reference https://www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-info-for-albertans.aspx
Businesses or Volunteer groups seeking to offer their support can do so at www.alberta.ca/covid19offersprogram
Provincial and federal meat inspectors will share resources to ensure a consistent supply of safe food products for Albertans and Canadians.
It is important in these uncertain times that sheep producers have a safety net to protect against economic downturns. The NSN has been working hard through their membership in the CFA to help craft a BRM plan that will work for all sheep producers. We believe that our industry cannot thrive without economic stability and thank all the CFA participants for working hard to promote changes that will benefit all of agriculture. We encourage you to read the updates we will be sharing to stay informed of any impending changes.
CFA President's Message - Week of March 30th
Mary Robinson’s CFA President’s address for the week of March 30th, 2020.
Covid-19 Update for On-Farm Service Providers
CFIA has published a “Guidance to Meat Slaughter and Processing Establishments on Prevention and Response to Suspect and Confirmed COVID-19 Plant Employees”
More information on this, can be found at: https://inspection.gc.ca/covid-19/cfia-information-for-industry/guidance-to-meat-slaughter-and-processing-establis/eng/1585620151816/1585620617343
The CFA is doing a series of surveys each week to monitor how COVID19 is impacting our farmers.
Below is a link to the farm level survey that we are asking ALP Producers to fill out.
Farm level survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9ZH2MS5
Deadline for this specific survey is this Thursday, April 2, 2020.
ALP will update this webpage with the new surveys as they become available, along with the due date to submit.
Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) Program is jointly administered by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
IRCC recently announced exemptions to travel restrictions to facilitate entry of TFWs into Canada. Employers using all streams of the program are able to make arrangements for workers to enter Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-special-measures.html
Further to the announcement of the exemptions to the travel restrictions, please find attached guidance for employers of temporary foreign workers regarding COVID-19.
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Government of Alberta is taking steps to protect the province’s food supply and aid food growers and producers, as well as consumers.
The Alberta government continues to support Albertans during this unprecedented global public health emergency.
Premier Kenney announced a temporary program for working adult Albertans who must self-isolate because they meet the Government of Alberta’s published criteria for self-isolation. This program also includes people who are the sole caregiver for a dependent who must self-isolate because they meet the public health criteria, and who will not have another source of pay or compensation while they are self-isolated. That money will be available starting next week to help them make ends meet until federal supports start on April 1. An online application will be made available on alberta.ca.
Albertans can defer their electricity and natural gas utility payments for residential, farm and small commercial customers for 90 days. Post-secondary students will have a six-month, interest-free holiday on student loan payments. ATB Financial and Alberta credit unions are offering deferrals on loans and mortgages to customers affected by COVID-19. Government will not collect corporate income taxes until this August 31.
The news release at alberta.ca/covid has more detail.