This is the third wave of AAFC’s Strategic Issues Survey of Food and Beverage Processors; previous waves were conducted in 2017 and 2018. The survey is intended to gain critical insights on the opinions, issues and challenges faced by Canadian processors. The findings will be used in the development of policies, programs and initiatives to better serve the sector. This wave of the survey builds on tracking questions from previous waves on issues to identify trends over time; this includes public trust and evaluating the Canadian Agricultural Partnership using AAFC's performance indicators. This wave also provides insights on new and evolving areas of interest to AAFC including processor priorities, challenges and barriers, environmental sustainability, and food waste. This wave’s questionnaire was also designed to gather firmographic information on company characteristics like company size, revenue, ownership, automation, and organic certification.