In January, Farms.com outlined some of the legislative changes that came into effect at the beginning of 2023.
One change was designed to ensure the province’s 483 ag and horticultural societies can receive support.
To offset decreases in memberships because of COVID-19, the government is reducing the number of members a horticultural and agricultural society needs. This will help these organizations continue to receive government grants.
For horticultural societies, each one will only need 25 members instead of 50. Except in territorial districts, where the membership threshold will be reduced to 15 members instead of 25.
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