NFACC Information Updates

NFACC Information Updates provide current and concise summaries of domestic and international activities related to farm animal care and welfare. The reader is provided with sources for further information if they wish to explore a topic in more depth. Information Updates are also used to provide NFACC members with summaries of conferences and events, highlighting key messages.

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2024

  • October
    • Animal Health Canada secures funding to support farmed animal health and welfare initiatives
    • Updates on Codes of Practice Under Revision/Amendment
    • Animal Health Canada Honours Deserving Recipients at the annual AHC Awards
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  • August
    • Updates on Codes of Practice Under Revision/Amendment
    • Animal Health Canada Forum
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events 
  • April
    • NFACC welcomes new Primary Member
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Members
    • Upcoming Code of Practice Updates
    • Code of Practice Five-Year Reviews Completed
    • Contract Opportunities at NFACC
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events 

2023

  • July
    • 2022-2023 NFACC Project Achievements Report Released
    • Promoting Sustainable Animal Welfare Advances Through Codes of Practice
    • Updating the Pig Code of Practice
    • Code of Practice Five-Year Reviews Completed
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  • May
    • Closing off the Advancing Animal Welfare and Public Trust Through Codes of Practice project
    • Future Codes Plans
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events 
  • February
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events

2022

  • November
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  • August
    • 2021-2022 NFACC Achievements Report released
    • Episode Two of NFACC-Conversations podcast released
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  • February
    • Record high participation in the comment period for the draft dairy cattle Code of Practice
    • New NFACC Conversations podcast launched
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Member
      • Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Canada Company
    • National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council name change to Animal Health Canada
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events

2021

    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Member
      • Walmart Canada Corp
    • Updates on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  • July
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • Amendments to the Farmed Mink Code of Practice to be released soon
    • An Update on Proposed Amendments to the 2014 Pig Code of Practice
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  • March
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • An Exercise to Align Existing On-Farm Codes with the New Health of Animals Regulations
    • An Update on Amendments to the Farmed Mink Code of Practice
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events

2020

  • December
    • A Final Farewell and Note of Appreciation from NFACC to the Canadian Animal Health Coalition
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • An Update on Proposed Amendments to the 2014 Pig Code of Practice
    • An Update on Amendments to the Farmed Mink Code of Practice
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  • September
    • Public Comment Period Now Open for Proposed Amendments to the 2014 Pig Code of Practice
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • An Update on Amendments to the Farmed Mink Code of Practice
    • New and improved Canadian Livestock Transport Training program announced
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  • July
    • Presentations made available from NFACC’s June board meeting
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming Events
  • May
    • NFACC officially becomes a division of the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare (NFAHW) Council
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Members
      • Lactalis Canada
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • Amendment to the Farmed Mink Code of Practice
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  •  February
    • NFACC welcomes new Primary Member
      • Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance
    • NFACC welcomes new Associates Members
      • Cactus Club Cafe
      • New-Life Mills
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events

2019

  • October
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  • August
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Members
      • Les Producteurs de lait du Québec
      • Longos Bros. Fruit Markets
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision/development
    • NFACC in the news
    • Upcoming events
  • June
    • Update on Codes of Practice under revision / development
    • Transportation Code of Practice: Environmental Scan of Regulatory and Operational Considerations updated
    • Mourning a life lost too soon - Dr. Fiona Rioja-Lang    
  • March
    • Codes of Practice under revision/development – Update
    • Review article on swine transportation published
    • Regulations regarding humane transport updated
    • Interpretation on pullets and laying hens Code

2018

  • November
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Members 
      • Dairy Farmers of Ontario
      • Semex
      • Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
    • The next generation of Codes
    • NFACC recognizes animal care programs
  • May
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Member - Gay Lea Foods
    • Achievements report released
    • Maintaining the integrity of the public comment period for Codes
    • New Scientific Committee report released on animal welfare during transportation
    • New videos available
    • The next generation of Codes
  • February
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Member - Agropur
    • The people behind the public comment period
    • Managing the complexity of a transportation Code update
    • Upcoming events

2017

  • November
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update
    • Report available on regulatory and operational considerations related to the transportation of livestock and poultry
    • ISAE Congress is coming to Canada
    • Upcoming events
  • August
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Member – Cara
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update
    • Professor Jeff Rushen wins 2017 UFAW Medal
    • Call for abstracts: Canadian Federation of Humane Societies 2018 National Animal Welfare Conference
    • Equine survey: implementation and compliance to the Code of Practice
    • National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare (NFAHW) Council releases report on the management of cull dairy cows in Canada
    • Upcoming events
  • June
    • NFACC welcomes two new Associate Members – NSF International and Farm and Food Care Ontario
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update
    • Project achievements report (2016-2017) released
    • Upcoming events
  • March
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Member – White Spot Restaurants
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update
    • New whiteboard video on NFACC released
    • Upcoming events
  • January
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update - pick your public comment period!
    • Priority welfare topic areas for a transportation Scientific Committee report
    • Draft Standards for Optimizing Animal Welfare Outcomes during Slaughter without Stunning available for public comment
    • Upcoming events

2016

  • December
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update
    • Survey on priority welfare topic areas for a transportation Scientific Committee report
    • Draft Standards for Optimizing Animal Welfare Outcomes during Slaughter without Stunning available for public comment
    • Upcoming events
  • October
    • NFACC welcomes new associate member – Farm Credit Canada   
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update   
    • Upcoming events
  • August
    • NFACC welcomes new associate member – Aramark Canada Ltd   
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update
    • NFACC is the subject of Access to Information requests
    • Proposal submitted for phase one of transportation Code of Practice update
    • Registration for One Welfare conference now open
    • Call for abstracts: Canadian Federation of Humane Societies National Animal Welfare Conference
    • Upcoming events
  • May
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update  
    • Project Achievements Report (2015-2016) released  
    • NFACC welcomes new associate member – Cargill (Canada)  
    • New whiteboard videos released on the Code development process
    • Upcoming events

2015

  • November
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update 
    • NFACC welcomes new associate member – Maple Leaf Foods Inc. 
    • Webinar featuring Dr. David Fraser available from NFACC’s YouTube channel 
    • “Providing market assurance through a national assurance system model” project partially approved
    • Introducing new NFACC team member
    • Upcoming events
  • September
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate member – Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Ltd. 
    • Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update
    • Register for NFACC’s upcoming Webinar featuring Dr. David Fraser
    • Call for submissions - CFHS National Animal Welfare Conference 2016
    • Saying goodbye to a special NFACC team member
    • Upcoming events
  • July
    • NFACC welcomes new Primary member – World Animal Protection Canada
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate member – Elanco Animal Health (Canada)
    • Agri Assurance project, Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update
    • Dairy Code strengthens expectations of care for B.C. cows
    • Canadian Sheep Federation to integrate the National Sheep Biosecurity Standard and the sheep Code of Practice
  • May
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate members
    • Agri Assurance project, Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project update
      • Codes of practice update
      • achievements report now available
    • Loblaw’s 2014 CSR report released
    • Canadian Livestock Transport (CLT) Certification program funding announcement
  • February
    • NFACC welcomes Burnbrae Farms as Associate members
    • Update on Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership* project

2014

  • November
    • NFACC welcomes new Chair and pays tribute to past Chair
    • NFACC welcomes new Primary and Associate Members
    • Update on Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership project
  • August
    • Advancing Farm Animal Care through Market Relevant Codes
    • Update on new project: Market Relevant Codes and Communication Leadership
    • Call for Abstracts - 2015 CFHS National Animal Welfare Conference 
  • March
    • Closing off a successful Advancing animal care and addressing market expectations Agri-Flexibility fund project
    • Update on project applications through Growing Forward II, AgriMarketing Program, Assurance Systems Stream
    • NFACC issues communiqué
    • Guide to the Public Comment Period for draft Codes of Practice

2013

  • November
    • “Achievements, Challenges and Future Directions” - National Farm Animal Care Conference a success
    • Codes of Practice update
    • Animal Care Assessment Framework update
  • May
    • Registration now open for the National Farm Animal Care Conference
    • Recently released reports
    • Codes of Practice update
    • Animal Care Assessment Model update

2012

  • December
    • NFACC Farm Animal Care Conference, October 9 & 10, 2013
    • Codes of Practice update
    • Animal Care Assessment Assessment Model update
    • Third OIE Global Conference on Animal Welfare
  • September
    • Codes of Practice update
    • Pig Code Scientists’ Committee report released
    • NFACC welcomes new Associate Members - Sobeys and Tim Hortons
    • Code committee members receive awards - Dr. Camie Heleski and Dr. Carol Morgan
  • May
    • NFACC hosts retail and food service stakeholder consultative session
    • Code of Practice Update
    • Dairy Farmers of Canada initiates development of on-farm assessment program
    • NFACC welcomes Loblaw Companies Ltd. as an Associate Member
    • Empowering consumers and creating market opportunities for animal welfare - European Commission and EU Danish Presidency Conference
    • Who’s who in animal welfare - 1st FAO Global Multi-stakeholder Forum on Animal Welfare
    • Webinar – a retailers / foodservice perspective on animal welfare assurance webinar

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