Building a Durable Future In the Canadian Hog IndustryThis report follows the hog industry’s Strategic Transition Plan that was published in 2009. That plan was created in the depths of the industry’s collapse, and set the context for the government of Canada’s support to the industry in the form of the Hog Farm Transition Program.
Since 2009, the nature of the economy has changed. The hog industry has undergone a significant downsizing; both in terms of the number of producers and the size of the total national herd. It is therefore important to reflect the changed situation within the strategic focus of the hog industry's plans.
This document has been prepared in order to communicate with all of CPC’s partners; including the provincial members, the Pork Value Chain Roundtable, federal policymakers and other stakeholders. Download PDF »