Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Announces Closure of Research Operations, Job Cuts

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Announces Closure of Research Operations, Job Cuts
A family plants their wheat crop with a seeding rig, near Cremona, Alta., on May 6, 2022. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says it is closing seven of its research operations as part of the federal government’s efforts to cut the size of the public service.

The federal department said research centres in Guelph, Ont., Quebec City and Lacombe, Alta., as well as four satellite research farms across Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are closing.