b'2SECTIONCHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESThe Tribunal is facing major challenges in the 2019- The coming into force of the Safe Food for Canadians 2020 fiscal year. The significant increase in requestsAct andtheSafeFoodforCanadiansRegulations forreviewisputtingtheTribunalinaprecariousisplacingtremendousoperationalpressureonthe situation that hinders its ability to act expeditiously. Tribunal.Thisnewlegislativemandateisgoingto During the next fiscal year, the Tribunal will be opera- have a huge impact on the Tribunal because, it will tingatfullcapacity.Aseriesofperformanceindi- needtoestablishtheessentialelementsfornew cators can therefore be established to measure theviolationsandundertakeanextensivetraining Tribunals performance. program in order to maintain its expertise. Within this context, the Tribunal will prepare a stra- The combination of the increased workload and the tegicplantoidentifytheresourcesrequiredfornew legislative mandate, offers the Tribunal a unique delivering on its mandate. To achieve this objective,opportunity to innovate. The Tribunal will seize this the deployment of a new case management systemopportunity to become a modern and dynamic decision- will be necessary. maker through the use of new technologies.12 CANADA AGRICULTURAL REVIEW TRIBUNAL'