Schedule – 16th Annual Canadian Agri-Food Policy Conference
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Day 1: |
Thursday, January 22, 2026 |
| 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM | Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks
Yu Na Lee, Past President of CAES (University of Guelph) |
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Keynote 1: Trump Trade Policy 2.0 and its Implications for the Global Trading System
Joseph Glauber (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)) |
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Networking Break |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Session 1: Food Security
Sponsor: McCain Family Chair of Food Security Chair & Organizer: Brady Deaton (University of Guelph)
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| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Buffet Lunch |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Session 2: Evolving Dynamics in Canada’s Agri-Food Trade
Chair: Jasen Aussant (Alberta Grains)
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| 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Networking Break |
| 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Session 3: Implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Agri-Food Sector and Policy
Chair: Elise Bigley (Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute)
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| 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Reception and Student Poster Presentation
Chair: Mary Doidge (McGill University) |
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Day 2 |
Friday, January 23, 2026 |
| 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast
Sponsor: Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), University of Guelph |
| 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Session 4: Canada’s Supply Management System
Chair: Tyler McCann (Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute)
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| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Networking Break |
| 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Keynote 2: Internal Trade and Productivity in Canada’s Food System
Trevor Tombe (University of Calgary) Sponsor: Grain Farmers of Ontario Chair: Sankalp Sharma (Grain Farmers of Ontario) |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Announcement of Poster and Policy Brief Competition Winners |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Buffet Lunch |
| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Session 5: Farm Management Research and Extension: Mapping Canada’s Farm Business Management Research Landscape and Path Forward
Chair: Derek Brewin (University of Manitoba) Organizers: Derek Brewin (University of Manitoba), Steve Duff (Farm Management Canada), Heather Watson (Farm Management Canada)
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| 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Networking Break |
| 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Lightning Talk Session
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| 4:30 PM – 4:40 PM | Closing Comments
Warren Goodlet, President of CAES (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada) |
| 4:40 PM – 5:00 PM | Break |
| 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Graduate Student Colloquium
Chair: Peter Slade, President-Elect of CAES (University of Saskatchewan) |
Times indicated are Eastern time zone.
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