据加拿大食品检验署（CFIA）消息，11月24日加拿大CFIA发布通报称，下议院已通过农业增长法案，有望提升加拿大农业的竞争力。
新法案旨在革新加拿大农业并扩大市场。目前法案已提交参议院做决定。最新科技与国际惯例的出现，迫使加拿大农业增长法案进行更新升级。新法案将注重农民留存、贮藏、清洁受保护良种的行为，批准加拿大采用1991年植物新品种保护国际惯例。
部分原文报道如下：
Key legislation aimed at modernizing Canada's agriculture industry and expanding markets has passed Third Reading in the House of Commons. This important stage signals the final phase of the Agricultural Growth Act （Bill C-18） as it progresses to the Senate.
The Agricultural Growth Act （Bill C-18） will update and modernize existing legislation to respond to the latest technology and international practices. Bill C-18 will enshrine a farmer's ability to save, store, and clean their own seed of a protected variety and allow Canada to adopt the 1991 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants （UPOV 91）。 These changes, made through Bill C-18, are expected to enhance farmers' access to new crop varieties and trade opportunities while providing tools to enhance oversight of agricultural products.
原文链接：<http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=907879>
日期：2014-12-01
