Ontario Ministry Of Agriculture Food And Rural Affairs

Ontario Horses Test Positive For EHV-1

February 05, 2021

On Feb. 4, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was notified of two confirmed cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) infection at an equine facility in the Regional Muni...

Simcoe County Abortions Due To EHV-1

January 14, 2020

On January 6, 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs was notified of two cases of equine abortion in Simcoe County. Both cases were confirmed to be caused by equine herpesvi...

EHM Case Confirmed In Ontario

On April 2, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was notified of a confirmed case of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM) due to equine herpes virus-1 (EHV-1) at a f...

Two Ontario Abortions From EHV-1

January 23, 2019

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has been informed that a pair of equine abortions recently occurred at a farm in Haldimand County due to equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-...

Livestock Medicines Act Amendments

November 08, 2018

Amendments to the ‘Livestock Medicines Act’ Regulation 730 have been announced. The amendments were filed with the Registrar of Regulations and will take effect on December 1, 2018.

Middlesex Horse Succumbs To West Nile

September 10, 2018

This past Thursday (Sept. 6), the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs received confirmation of the first case of equine West Nile Virus infection in 2018 in Middlesex County.

Hayes Named OR’s Independent Chair

Ontario Racing today (Monday, June 4) announced the full composition of its new Board of Directors.

Historic Ontario Horse Racing Industry Funding Agreement Signed

The Ontario Racing (OR) Board of Directors today (Tuesday, May 8) announced the signing of a historic 19-year funding agreement with the Ontario Government.

Ontario Funding Plan In The News

Last week during question period at Queen’s Park, Ontario Minister of Finance Charles Sousa responded to questions about how rural racetracks and rural horsepeople are represented in the new long-term...

Long-Term Funding Agreement Released

The much-anticipated agreements detailing long-term funding for the horse racing industry and Ontario Racing membership for racetracks and industry associations have been posted online.

Long-Term Funding Webinar Recap

Ontario Racing conducted a webinar on Thursday (April 5) for industry participants to learn more about the long-term funding agreement announced for Ontario's horse racing industry last month.

Long-Term Funding Webinar Details

The long-term funding agreement for Ontario's horse racing industry was formally announced late last month, and, in turn, Ontario Racing will now be conducting a webinar this Thursday (April 5) to dis...

Participants Comment On Funding

"We look at this as a foundation of sorts. It's long-term, it's some stability but it's hopefully something we can build on."