Insights and Stories on Farm Workers

Ontario pledges farm recruiter crackdown as COVID-19 outbreaks grow

Jun. 29, 2020 at 7:33 pm CDT

Toronto | Reuters –– Ontario will crack down on “fly-by-night” recruitment agencies sending workers on to farms, the premier said on Monday, after a testing blitz identified a major coronavirus outbreak on a farm in southwestern Ontario. “We’re reaching out to all the farmers, we’re getting a list of these […]

Tam seeks details on Ontario’s COVID-19 farm worker guidelines

Jun. 25, 2020 at 5:08 pm CDT

By Allison Martell Kelsey Johnson

Farm workers cram daily into U.S.-Mexico border tunnel

May. 28, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

By Laura Gottesdiener

Trump administration aims to buy milk, meat to help farmers, Perdue says

Apr. 16, 2020 at 1:17 pm CDT

By Reuters

Farmers to know soon whether new wage supports work for them

Apr. 15, 2020 at 8:31 pm CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Canadian, U.S. farms face crop losses on foreign worker delays

Apr. 6, 2020 at 6:52 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — Mandatory coronavirus quarantines of seasonal foreign workers in Canada could hurt that country’s fruit and vegetable output this year, and travel problems related to the pandemic could also leave U.S. farmers with fewer workers than usual. Foreign labour is critical to farm production in both countries, […]

By Christopher Walljasper Rod Nickel

Take extra steps to keep farm workers safe during COVID-19

Mar. 18, 2020 at 7:35 pm CDT

Farmers concerned about the spread of COVID-19 can learn from the hog sector on the matter of protecting themselves and their workers, says a leading expert on biosecurity in the pork industry. “This is the world of biosecurity that the swine industry deals with on a daily basis,” said Dr. […]

By Alexis Kienlen

COVID-19 and farm workers: How do we manage on the farm?

Mar. 16, 2020 at 1:52 pm CDT

Keeping up to date with COVID-19 details and recommended protocols is challenging for everyone at this time. The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council has created a dedicated web page with the latest information, recommendations, employee management tips, tools (posters, policies) and links to authorities. These details will help you respond […]

By Jennifer Wright

Alberta extends deadline again for farm trucker training

Jul. 4, 2019 at 9:36 pm CDT

Alberta farmers who want the Class 1 license needed to drive commercial-scale tractor trailers but haven’t yet met the new training requirements can now apply for another extension to do so. The provincial transportation department on Friday announced further extensions are now available for farmers and farm workers seeking Class […]

By GFM Staff

New Alberta labour standards for paid farm workers tabled

May. 24, 2017 at 6:11 pm CDT

Waged farm workers in Alberta will be allowed to unionize and get new rules governing vacation pay and youth employment, under a provincial labour bill tabled Wednesday. The new rules are tucked into Bill 17, the Fair and Family-friendly Workplaces Act, which went through first reading Wednesday and, if passed, […]

By Staff

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