Migrant Farm Workers

By Kate Swanson, Dalhousie University; Alyssa Weeks, Dalhousie University, and Elizabeth Fitting, Dalhousie University Every year, thousands of migrant workers arrive in Canada to grow, process and prepare our foods. …

By Richard Wright | The Lake Report Niagara-on-the-Lake migrant worker Denver Cunningham likes the farm he works on, has a genuine level of respect for his employer and while here in Canada for …

By Hope Lompe | Canada’s National Observer Nearly three-quarters of the time, the federal governing body responsible for keeping tabs on employers of migrant workers are giving them a heads up …

By Hope Lompe | Canada’s National Observer New research out of the University of British Columbia shows migrant workers are living in extreme heat conditions not compliant with regulations.  Last summer, …

By Stephanie Mayell, University of Toronto; Janet McLaughlin, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Jenna L Hennebry, Wilfrid Laurier University Migrant agricultural workers are employed in one of Canada’s most hazardous industries. …

Early last fall a United Nations Special Rapporteur concluded that Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers Programme (TFWP) was a “breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery” as a result of the policies …

Ottawa is considering significant changes to its Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program, prompting agri-businesses to call for more streamlined processes and increased flexibility to stay competitive. According to a new …

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s new measures to help foreign agricultural workers recover from an on-the-job-injury is a good move, but doesn’t go far enough, says the Industrial Accident …

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technology has released a report calling for substantial reforms to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The report highlights that the …