CCA submits list of 2025 pre-budget recommendations

CCA has recently submitted a list of 2025 pre-budget recommendations on behalf of Canadian beef producers. These recommendations include:

Competitiveness and Trade: 

• Modify Canada’s SRM list to align with United States standards. 

• Continued support for a Team Canada-US Strategy ahead of the 2026 CUSMA review.  

  
  

Economic Resilience: 

• Increase the interest-free portion of the Advanced Payments Program (APP) to $350,000 as an ongoing baseline level and index to the Farm Input Price Index thereafter. 

• Invest in funding for the Livestock Price Insurance Program in the amount of $39.67 million to create program equity among Canada’s agriculture commodities.  

• Address the challenges of AgriStability and make changes to support beef cattle producers. 

Animal Health: 

• Invest in infrastructure to address the veterinarian shortage. 

• Take concrete steps to address barriers preventing Canadian access to veterinary products that help maintain animal health and livestock feeds. 

CCA has also offered to appear before the FINA committee to further discuss these Budget 2025 recommendations. CCA will be consulting further with its industry counterparts and advocating collectively ahead of the federal government’s fall economic statement and Budget 2025.