In the last fiscal year, 36 employers were banned from the Temporary Foreign Worker program — a threefold increase from the previous year — the federal government said this week.
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Strong borders bill could increase temporary foreign worker vulnerability says National Farmers Union
Bill C-2 would give federal government ability to cancel or modify swaths of immigration documents, permits
The National Farmers Union (NFU) says Bill C-2, called the Strong Borders Act, might increase the vulnerability of temporary foreign workers.
Conservatives would scrap temporary foreign worker program says Poilievre
Party’s plan includes a phase-out period and new, standalone agriculture worker program
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program should be scrapped and a standalone agriculture program should be created.
Immigration perceptions hit agri-businesses
Sectors such as meat packing feel the impact as feds take steps to reduce population growth amid public opposition toimmigration
Last year Ottawa began constraining the number of temporary foreign workers in Canada. In August 2024, the government capped the percentage of those workers at 10 per cent.
Temporary foreign worker system called “inherently exploitative”
UPDATED – January 30, 2025 – 1500 CST – Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s temporary foreign worker (TFW) program is “inherently exploitative and discriminatory,” and violates Canada’s international obligations according to a report from human rights group Amnesty International, released today. The report, titled “Canada has Destroyed me”: Labour Exploitation of Migrant Workers in Canada was […] Read more
Foreign workers lose support
WINNIPEG — A majority of Canadians believe that the country takes in too many temporary foreign workers. In an Angus Reid poll released last week, 56 percent of respondents said Canada brings in “way too many” or “too many” temporary foreign workers. When broken down by political affiliation, supporters of the federal Conservative party are […] Read more
Agriculture dodges temporary foreign worker clamp down
Glacier FarmMedia – Agriculture and food processing will be exempt from federal measures to reduce hiring of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in Canada, the federal government said today. Earlier in August, employment minister Randy Boissonnault introduced stricter oversight in “high risk areas” when processing Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs), used by employers to demonstrate that […] Read more
Feds add measures to discourage TFW reliance
Temporary foreign worker numbers have risen in recent years, prompting calls for more robust oversight of the program
Glacier FarmMedia – The federal government is changing Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs to reduce the use of migrant workers in Canada. That could affect the agriculture sector, though it’s not a direct target of the reforms. “Bad actors are taking advantage of people and compromising the program for legitimate businesses. We are putting more […] Read more
Consumers need to know that farm costs can hurt them
Dumping costs on somebody else is no big deal if it doesn’t cost the dumper anything. That attitude is a problem for farmers, the rest of agriculture and the food industry as the latest iteration of inflation-promoting measures makes life harder and profits thinner for everybody except the consumer. Or so the consumer thinks. Genetically […] Read more
Canadian Meat Council decries TFW changes
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Meat Council says incoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program are going to add to the sector’s already significant labour challenges. In a media release the group, which represents federally licensed meat packers and meat processors and suppliers of goods and services to the meat industry, said the move […] Read more
