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Editor’s Take: Canada’s farm labour gap needs holistic solution

By Gord Gilmour August 1, 2019

Farm labour, or rather the shortage of it, is getting much attention lately. In recent weeks, there’s been a pilot program announced to provide temporary foreign workers (TFWs) with a path to permanent residency. There’s also been a study that suggests farms are going high tech, automating and mechanizing at an even faster rate —

News, Other

Getting HR right a challenge

A new focus on human rights requires care and respect by farm employers

By Don Norman April 24, 2019

One of the biggest challenges facing farmers is finding the right people at the right time to work on their farms. It’s a situation made even more challenging by a changing hiring landscape that puts limitations on the kind of questions an employer can ask of a prospective employee, according to one expert in the

Livestock

Worker shortages mean tougher times for beef and pork producers

Foreign workers will be part of the solution, Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council says

By Alex Binkley January 9, 2017

Labour shortages will restrict growth in the beef and pork sectors during the next decade, says the latest analysis from the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC). It says that “a widening labour gap threatens to limit the profitability and growth of Canada’s red-meat industry.” The council is examining 11 agriculture sectors. It has already

Workers bone and cut beef at a meat packing plant in Toronto, May 22, 2003. Work continues at the plant despite several countries placing a temporary ban on Canadian beef after a case of Mad Cow disease was discovered on an Alberta farm.

News

Four-year rule for TFWs tossed out

Government is also committing to develop pathways to permanent residency for eligible applicants among TFWs

By Lorraine Stevenson January 3, 2017

Federal officials recently announced that temporary foreign workers (TFWs) will no longer be required to leave Canada after four years’ employment. The government will also begin paving the way for more to remain in Canada permanently. The ‘cumulative duration’ or ‘four-in, four-out rule,’ was a requirement that these workers could only work here four years

Comment, Opinion

Comment: Workers make Christmas happen

Our holiday season is filled with food, thanks for farm and food workers

By Mark Chambers, Mark Wales December 23, 2016

It is the holiday season, a time to enjoy dinners with family and friends and time to be thankful and proud of our world-class Canadian food system, providing us with abundant, healthy, safe and affordable food. Canadian farmers and processors, with the help of a skilled agricultural workforce, feed 37 million Canadians. We are also

As older workers are set to retire, few replacements are to be found. One factor contributing to that is the lack of growth in rural population in Canada.

News

Agricultural labour shortage will worsen, new report says

Cash receipt losses to Canadian farmers from job vacancies pegged at $1.5 billion,  or three per cent of the industry’s total value in sales and production

By Lorraine Stevenson March 28, 2016

Canadian agriculture’s already acute labour shortage will worsen over the next decade, as high numbers of employees retire and the domestic labour pool continues to dry up. The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council released labour market information (LMI) research last week, showing a gap of 59,000 employees between primary agriculture’s need for workers and those

Local news

Farm safety consultant keeps busy

Farmers have made the most of an opportunity to consult their farm safety expert, says KAP staff

By Lorraine Stevenson February 22, 2016

A provincial consultant with expertise in workplace legislation has helped more farmers understand their responsibilities and obligations, say Keystone Agricultural Producer staff. “They’ve really filled her calendar,” said James Battershill, KAP executive director. “I believe that we’ve had 20 to 25 producers on the wait list for her to go out to.” Morag Marjerison was

Country Crossroads, Local news

Farm jobs need better profile and promotion, says Ag Days speaker

Increased competition for labour and decreasing rural populations  mean farmers need to get smarter about their hiring practices

By Lorraine Stevenson January 30, 2015

Farmers at Ag Days might have left the farm in good hands so they could take a day or two off last week — but maybe not. A near-capacity crowd in the Keystone Centre amphitheatre listening to a speaker talk about why it’s so tough hiring help on the farm these days is one sign

Daily Network News

Selling GMO tomato seeds to Canadian gardeners ‘reckless’ say advocates

U.S. grains: Wheat recovers on short covering, soy continues to fall

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures lower on falling beef prices, selling

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Editor’s Take: Canada’s farm labour gap needs holistic solution

Getting HR right a challenge

Worker shortages mean tougher times for beef and pork producers

Four-year rule for TFWs tossed out

Comment: Workers make Christmas happen

Agricultural labour shortage will worsen, new report says

Farm safety consultant keeps busy

Farm jobs need better profile and promotion, says Ag Days speaker

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