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“When Canadians are unavailable or unwilling... farmers need international workers to help grow and harvest food for our tables.” – Canadian Horticultural Council.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

A temporary foreign worker solution

With tens of thousands of Canadians laid off due to COVID-19, people may wonder why farmers are hiring foreign workers. That’s a good question

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Mid-March, amidst the initial panicked onset of a COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian borders closed to most international travellers and a swath of the ag sector panicked. They were counting on foreign workers — tens of thousands of them — to fill their ranks for the busy season ahead of them. Without workers from countries like Mexico
An employee takes inventory at a grocery store amid coronavirus fears spreading, in Toronto March 13, 2020.
News, Other

Is Canada food secure?

One farm group says without government support for farmers, domestic food supplies aren’t guaranteed

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COVID-weary Canadians have something else to keep them up at night — the spectre of a domestic food shortage. “(W)ithout immediate assistance from the federal government, the Canadian agriculture sector cannot ensure our domestic food supply will remain secure for the immediate and long-term benefit of all Canadians (because of COVID-19),” the Canadian Federation of
Comment, Opinion, Other

Comment: Global economy hit by severest shock since 1930s

Fast policy response necessary to reduce impact of secondary rounds

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Reuters – Recessions often start with a small drop in activity which then progressively deepens over subsequent months as the second- and higher-round effects on the economy start to occur. But the current business cycle downturn looks very different. In terms of its scale and sudden onset, there is no parallel since the end of
Editorial, Opinion, Other

Editorial: COVID-19 is changing the conversation around food

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On one hand, the federal government stated the obvious when it identified the food system as one of the 10 critical infrastructures supporting Canadians during the pandemic crisis. After all, who can survive without food? Nevertheless, the guidance document issued by Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair recently sent an important signal, one
Every year, Canada requires around 60,000 international workers for the agricultural sector.
News, Other

Time running short to bring in international workers

Farms and organizations are putting together safety plans to meet federal guidelines, but most are still waiting on workers

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Nearly two weeks after securing permission for temporary foreign workers to enter the country, agriculture groups were still hammering out the details of how they’d get here. “We’re trying to make sure that everyone is as safe as possible,” said Beth Connery, labour chair of the Canadian Horticultural Council. On March 16, Prime Minister Justin
Letters, Opinion, Other

Letters: Agriculture deemed essential

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The COVID-19 virus is impacting all facets of our communities, the economy and our province. On March 30, the chief provincial public health officer issued the new health order with a schedule of critical services. Agriculture and all aspects related to food production and the food supply chain are listed as essential services. Our government
Opinion, Other

Opinion: COVID-19 reveals a labour weakness

COVID-19: Foreign workers a delicate issue as domestic unemployment soars

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Glacier FarmMedia – A weak spot in Canada’s food system is being revealed by COVID-19. Despite the federal government allowing temporary foreign workers into the country, there are still concerns not enough will be able to reach Canada in time. Whole sections of foreign bureaucracies are closed, including visa offices in some countries, making it
Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Other

Editor’s Take: Who’d have thought?

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It’s been another week of surprises. Who’d have thought we’d see gasoline prices below 60 cents a litre again? Who’d have thought we’d see the federal government backstopping 75 per cent of the wage bill for the entire country? Who’d have guessed the concept of a universal basic income would suddenly be on the minds
There has been declining enrolment in AgriStability over the years.
News, Other

Farmers fed up with AgriStability

CFA has a three-pronged approach to address farmers’ concerns with farm program

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Canadian farmers are fed up with governments failing to fix AgriStability, says Chris van den Heuvel, second vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and a Nova Scotia farmer. “We’re relying on programs that are ineffective, untimely and not impactful,” he said in an interview March 5. “We have been bringing this forth continuously
Comment: Farmers, public deserve clarity on future of Farm Credit Canada
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Farmers, public deserve clarity on future of Farm Credit Canada

Just what did the Liberal campaign promise to alter FCC really mean?

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Glacier FarmMedia – The Liberals’ vague promise to expand and enhance Farm Credit Canada (FCC) remains as unclear now as it was when it was proposed ahead of the last federal election. There is still no clear indication as to how Ottawa will rename FCC to “Farm and Food Development Canada,” let alone what that

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