Insights and Stories on Employment

Woman worker portrait in the milking parlour of a dairy farm.

Agriculture, food should tie labour needs to federal priorities, panel says

Jun. 27, 2025 at 3:23 pm CDT

Canada's agri-food sector needs to make clear to the federal government that solving its labour issues ties into economic and nation-building plans, industry insiders say.

Canada’s jobless rate jumps to 6.8 per cent; bets up for 50 bps rate cut next week

Dec. 6, 2024 at 10:31 am CST

By Reuters

Commodities trading giant Cargill plans to cut around 8,000 jobs

Dec. 3, 2024 at 9:16 am CST

By Amy Lv Naveen Thukral Reuters Tony Munroe

CAHRC puts out funding call for Indigenous training initiatives

Jan. 9, 2024 at 4:45 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

Canada’s jobs growth stalls in December as wages accelerate

Jan. 5, 2024 at 10:47 am CST

By Ismail Shakil Reuters Steve Scherer

Agricultural Youth Council members introduced

Jul. 25, 2020 at 12:05 pm CDT

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has named the 25 young people chosen to sit on the inaugural Canadian Agricultural Youth Council. Members of the council (see list below) are expected to offer suggestions on government priorities and identify problems and solutions for Bibeau. “That was quite a challenge actually, because we […]

By D.C. Fraser

Alberta, Ontario open online portals for domestic ag work

Apr. 9, 2020 at 11:15 pm CDT

The Alberta and Ontario governments hope to set up “land armies” of available domestic workers to deploy on their provinces’ farms, in the event that seasonal and temporary foreign workers are unavailable. Both provinces this week announced they have set up online portals where residents can connect with farmers in […]

By GFM Staff

Green jobs eligible for wage subsidy

Nov. 7, 2016 at 3:37 pm CST

A new Career Focus Green Jobs program is offering wage subsidies to help employers with an environmental focus hire new graduates, a federal release says. The program targets small- and medium-sized businesses to help reduce the cost barriers of hiring new graduates by subsidizing their salary by 50 per cent […]

By Staff

Workers wanted: Agribusiness sector hiring

Jan. 30, 2016 at 3:25 pm CST

CNS Canada — More people have applied for jobs in Canada’s agribusiness sector as of late, according to an industry researcher, but some agricultural sectors still face a critical labour shortage. “People have said that they have received more resumes this year than in previous years,” said Debra Hauer, project […]

By Jade Markus