By Hope Lompe | Canada’s National Observer Nearly three-quarters of the time, the federal governing body responsible for keeping tabs on employers of …
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By Hope Lompe | Canada’s National Observer New research out of the University of British Columbia shows migrant workers are living in extreme …
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OpinionWorkplace Safety & OHS
Despite Ontario workers’ compensation reforms, migrant workers are still being left behind
By Stephanie Mayell, University of Toronto; Janet McLaughlin, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Jenna L Hennebry, Wilfrid Laurier University Migrant agricultural workers are …
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Early last fall a United Nations Special Rapporteur concluded that Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers Programme (TFWP) was a “breeding ground for contemporary …
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FeaturedImmigration
Agri-businesses call for more flexibility in temporary foreign worker program: CFIB
Ottawa is considering significant changes to its Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program, prompting agri-businesses to call for more streamlined processes and increased …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Workplace injury pay in Ontario now applies to foreign workers – even if they return home
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 …
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FeaturedImmigration
Senate calls for substantial reforms to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, including a commission
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science, and Technology has released a report calling for substantial reforms to Canada’s Temporary Foreign …
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FeaturedImmigration
New documentary sheds light on the plight of temporary foreign workers in Canada
A new documentary titled “My Friend Omar: The Battle of a Seasonal Worker,” now available on CBC Gem and ICI Tou.TV, highlights …
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Workplace Safety & OHS
Legal battle over workers’ compensation for seasonal farmworker likely to continue after his death
By Richard Hutton | The Lake Report The fight to compensate a seasonal farmworker injured on the job in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., is …
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Proposed changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program that will directly affect thousands of Niagara-on-the-Lake seasonal workers won’t come soon enough and …
