The Grain Growers of Canada are hoping to engage more of the nation’s farmers in this year’s federal election.

Grain Growers of Canada urges farmers to ‘Vote for Grain’

Initiative encourages farmers to make concerns heard, see where candidates stand on key issues

Reading Time: 2 minutes Grain Growers of Canada has launched a campaign to engage grain farmers in the upcoming federal election. Canadian growers can send written statements to their local candidates through the campaign’s online tool.



Prime Minister Mark Carney in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken

Carney cancels capital gains hike

Tax plan drew criticism from Canadian farmers, agriculture groups

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that a proposed hike of the capital gains inclusion rate, controversial among Canadian farmers, had been cancelled.



How farmers can navigate the capital gains tax maze

Tax expert says the tax-free rollover can be the farmer's best friend in succession cases, if they're worried about the spike in capital gains tax inclusion

Reading Time: 4 minutes Tax expert says the tax-free rollover can be the farmer’s best friend in succession cases, if they’re worried about the spike in capital gains tax inclusion.



Parliament Hill, in Ottawa – Ontario, Canada. Photo: Ulysse Pixel

Farm groups criticize capital gains inclusion rate change

Ten national organizations say several tax-related changes in the 2024 federal budget will impact farmers 

In a May 27 letter to finance minister Chrystia Freeland, agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay and national revenue minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, 10 signatories said they are concerned about the capital gains inclusion rate, the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) and the Canadian Entrepreneurs’ Incentive (CEI), which were all announced in April.