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Canada has had an equivalency arrangement with South Korea since October 31, 2023. This arrangement applies to processed organic products that have last been…

The Sustainable CAP is a five-year program that runs until March 31, 2028. This is a 3.5 billion dollar funding program that is cost-shared between…

In 2024, Canada marked eighty years of diplomatic relations with Mexico. The two countries share a bilateral relationship and are also two-thirds of the North American…

Farming can be a passion project. To be a farmer, there are years when you have to do it because you love the lifestyle. After all, as a famer, there can be some very lean years. Recently in BC,…

The winter of 2023/24 involved an extreme cold snap that was devastating to Canadian wine growers. Many British Columbia growers reported an almost 100% crop loss. Given that the wine industry in…

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Organic Program (NOP) published an update to USDA organic regulations titled Strengthening Organic Enforcement Final Rule (SOE) on…

Please find below some important updates from Organic BC regarding Emergency Logistics due to the recent flooding in British Columbia. 

1. Fuel…

The information below has been copied from a recent article published by the BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries titled, "Raspberry growers reap new replant funding".

New…

PACS is very excited to be celebrating 20 years of providing organic certification! 

To celebrate, PACS has created a special 20th Anniversary logo.  

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PACS is consistently looking at ways to grow and to give back to our clients, and that’s why we listened! According to the results of our most recent survey, an overwhelming number of clients…

The following information has been copied from the Organic Federation of Canada Newsletter, Info-bio

Canadian Standards Interpretation Committee

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