Insights and Stories on Labour

Aug. 6, 2024 at 3:07 pm CDT

The federal government is making changes to Canada's temporary foreign worker (TFW) programs to reduce the use of temporary foreign workers in Canada, it announced today.

By Geralyn Wichers

Apr. 18, 2024 at 9:36 am CDT

A new high-tech “Careers in Ag Mobile Skills Lab” will begin a summer tour of Saskatchewan at Ag in Motion July 16 to 18 to help develop a “talent pipeline” for ag and ag equipment manufacturing.

By Scott Garvey

Mar. 22, 2024 at 10:58 am CDT

The federal government announced Thursday that, effective May 1, some sectors would be allowed no more than 20 per cent of their workforces to be made up of temporary foreign workers (TWFs) brought in via the low wage stream—down from 30 per cent since 2022. 

By Geralyn Wichers

Feb. 15, 2024 at 3:04 pm CST

Manual labour and long hours may be less of a deterrent to farm workers than farmers think, a new report suggests.

By Geralyn Wichers

Feb. 6, 2024 at 2:58 pm CST

Government, industry and educational institutes must act now to address the labour challenges confronting the emerging plant-based protein industry in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to a new report.

By Sean Pratt