The federal government’s new policy on immigration will not have huge consequences for agri-food processors or farmers, say spokespeople for the Canadian Meat Council and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.
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‘Less panic’ over new immigration policy
Industry wary of federal immigration plan
Temporary workers should not be confused with international students: farm group
The 2024 federal budget’s promise to reduce “temporary immigration” could reduce the number of temporary foreign workers available to Canadian agriculture and ag businesses. The document states the government “will reduce the share of temporary residents in Canada to five per cent of the total population over the next three years,” which it estimates will result in approximately 600,000 fewer
International interns no ag labour panacea
Bringing in experienced workers has pluses and minuses as a labour strategy
A farm kid from Germany, Sweden or Switzerland might be the answer to labour needs, but it’s neither simple nor straightforward to bring such a person to Canada to work on your farm. Experiences with international labour were among the topics at a Manitoba Ag Days panel discussion among farmers and immigration consultants. Chris Raupers farms northwest of Brandon near Cardale and
International ag interns no worker panacea
Bringing in experienced workers has pluses and minuses as a labour strategy
A farm kid from Germany, Sweden or Switzerland might be the answer to your labour needs, but it’s neither simple, nor straightforward to bring one into Canada to work on your farm. A panel discussion at Manitoba Ag Days highlighted some of the experiences farmers and immigration consultants have had accessing international labour. Chris Raupers
Editor’s Take: Everybody wants to work
Employers — including many agricultural employers — seem to have fallen for the trope that ‘nobody wants to work anymore.’ It’s a handy way to back away from any personal responsibility for the industry’s labour woes and one that conveniently avoids looking in the mirror for the source of the problem. We’ll start by looking
Britain facing mass cull of pigs due to butcher shortage
London | Reuters — Britain’s farming industry has warned that hundreds of thousands of pigs may have to be culled within weeks unless the government issues visas to allow more butchers into the country. An acute shortage of butchers and slaughterers in the meat processing industry has been exacerbated by COVID-19 and Britain’s post-Brexit immigration
Feds’ pathway to permanent residency program under fire
Advocacy groups say the programs have too many arbitrary barriers for farm workers
Migrant farm workers will be able to apply for permanent residency through a new federal program, but critics say the Liberal’s plan is flawed. Essential temporary foreign workers and international grads from Canadian schools will be able to apply for one of the 90,000 new permanent residencies. There are 30,000 spots dedicated to temporary workers
New pilot program for labour welcomed
Some well-established TFWs with solid foundation in Canada will qualify
Federal officials hope a new pilot program will help stabilize ongoing labour issues in certain sectors of the agri-food value chain, while also providing citizenship to some foreign workers. But critics contend more support is needed. “This pilot will help to ensure that farmers and processors have the much-needed skills, experience and labour so we can grow our economy and improve our living
Travel restrictions complicate temporary foreign labor
COVID-19: Organizations scrambled to work out if—and how—much-needed seasonal laborers would get into Canada and onto their farms
Travel restrictions and mixed messaging had some Manitoban producers “freaking out” after it seemed temporary foreign workers might not be let into the country. On March 16, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that foreign nationals from all countries except the U.S. would be temporarily barred from entering Canada in response to the evolving threat of
Global population to decline after peaking by 2050
Writer John Ibbitson says population predictions have been overblown
To Canadian journalist and author John Ibbitson, global population growth has been slowing for some time, and it likely won’t hit the 11 billion people by 2050 as envisioned by the United Nations. Ibbitson explained his take on the world’s population at the 37th annual Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) general meeting in Winnipeg on Feb. 5. As the author of Empty Planet, which
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