March 26, 2026. Consumer and environmental groups are raising the alarm about the government’s pending April 1st closure of the Canadian General Standards Board and its failure to publish a planned new standard for voluntary labelling of genetically engineered foods.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Farmer and consumer advocacy groups are calling on the Minister of Health to urgently implement mandatory labelling of all genetically engineered foods and fulfill Health Canada’s new commitment to “the highest level of transparency” in relation to a genetically engineered pig that the department recently approved for human consumption.

January 25, 2026. “There is a transparency crisis in our food system,” said Sharratt. “If the government is going to allow companies to produce genetically engineered animals and plants, these foods have to be labelled for consumers.”

December 16, 2025 (Halifax) Farmers are expressing concerns over new genetically engineered seeds and food that could soon be on the market, and the lack of information being provided to consumers. The declaration comes as biotechnology companies are preparing to market genetically engineered seeds to small growers and home gardeners in Canada for the first time.

November 3, 2025 (Ottawa) A United States federal court of appeals ruling that companies must label genetically modified processed foods in U.S. grocery stores is likely to bring more pressure to bear on Canadian regulators as they consider similar labelling in...

October 30, 2025. A new national public opinion poll finds that Canadians want to be informed when products or ingredients on grocery store shelves are genetically modified. The survey finds that 83% of Canadians want mandatory labelling of genetically modified (GM) foods. The survey was conducted by Leger Marketing for the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) and the Quebec network Vigilance OGM.

October 1, 2025. The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) reports that there are now just three genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) fruits and vegetables sold in Canadian grocery stores. However, produce sections could quickly be confronted with more genetically modified organisms (GMOs) now that the federal government is exempting many new gene-edited foods from regulation.

September 5, 2025. Halifax. A Parliamentary e-petition was launched yesterday calling on the House of Commons to require companies to label all genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) foods including those produced through the new techniques of gene...

June 10, 2025. A new report today from the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) confirms the stalled introduction of Bayer’s genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) salad greens which would have been the first GM gene-edited food on the market in Canada.

December 23, 2024 - A trade dispute panel has ruled against Mexico’s restrictions on the use of genetically modified (GM or genetically engineered) corn, siding with the United States and Canada in forcing Mexico to allow the use of GM corn for food.(1) Mexico’s...