77.6 Land – Use Planning for Canada
Whereas, Only about 8 per cent of the land mass in Canada is occupied farmland;
Whereas, We are losing farmland (particularly in the top three classes in the Canadian Land Inventory) at the rate of approximately 89,000 Hectares (220,000 acres) per year; and,
Whereas, This loss of farmland occurs without economic consideration for future food and feed stocks, and decisions are not based on rational, land-use policies; therefore,
RESOLVED, That the National Council of Women of Canada request the Government of Canada through constitutional means of federal and/or provincial, territorial, and municipal governments to ensure our future production of agricultural products, by creating rational zoning for land with high potential for agricultural production, based on the Canada Land Inventory.