December 2025: The following was signed by 163 farmers in BC and Ontario. Signatures were collected at the Organic BC Conference (November 26-27), the BC Seeds Gathering (November 28), and the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario conference (December 2-4).

Protect Our Seeds From New GMOs
Declaration: Stop Genetically Modified Garden Seeds in Canada

WHEREAS:

• For the first time, biotechnology companies want to sell genetically modified (GM or genetically engineered) vegetable seeds to small-scale producers and home gardeners in Canada.
• Contamination from GM seeds threatens organic and other non-GM seeds, the preservation of heritage seeds, and the tradition of seed saving.
• Many new GM gene-edited seeds will not be assessed for environmental or food safety by the Canadian government and companies can release them without notifying the government or farmers: There is no mandatory labelling or public list that identifies these unregulated gene-edited GM seeds on the market.

We, farmers, gardeners and seed savers, oppose the sale of gene-edited and other genetically modified seeds to small growers, market gardeners and home gardeners in Canada.