Insights and Stories on Temporary Foreign Workers

Plans in development to get temp foreign workers into Canada

Mar. 21, 2020 at 12:47 pm CDT

Canada now plans to seek authorizations for flights to get foreign temporary and seasonal farm workers into the country, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Saturday. The federal government said this week that temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and workers coming to Canada under the Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program (SAWP) will be […]

Beef sector mobilizes against supply disruptions

Mar. 20, 2020 at 7:53 pm CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

Temporary foreign workers to be allowed in, Canada reiterates

Mar. 20, 2020 at 4:43 pm CDT

By Kelsey Johnson

Temporary foreign workers exempt from Canada’s travel ban

Mar. 18, 2020 at 2:42 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Agriculture foreign workers get new path to residency

Jul. 12, 2019 at 12:52 pm CDT

By John Greig

New rules on passive investment arrive in budget

Feb. 27, 2018 at 7:44 pm CST

It’s got no new nuggets specifically for crop or livestock producers, but Tuesday’s federal budget includes the end results of last year’s consultations — and backlash — on corporate taxation. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s 2018 budget proposes a couple of new limits on Canadian-controlled private corporations’ (CCPC) ability to benefit […]

By Staff

Ottawa tightens rules on housing foreign farm workers

Jan. 12, 2018 at 6:04 pm CST

Housing meant for temporary foreign workers employed on a Canadian farm will now have to pass regular inspection before the farm can hire its workers. One of the requirements for farms hiring temporary foreign workers (TFWs) is that the farm provide workers with “adequate, suitable and affordable housing as defined […]

By Staff

Canada dilutes plan to limit temporary foreign workers

Jun. 23, 2016 at 7:13 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Liberal government on Thursday watered down measures to limit the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers firms can hire after complaints the restrictions would cause major labour shortages. Under rules introduced by the previous Conservative administration, the number of low-skilled foreign workers a firm could […]

By Reuters

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