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Meanwhile, migrant workers providing in-home care for children, seniors and people with disabilities documented similar experiences, including overwork, loss of immigration status and a third of workers being denied the ability to leave their employer’s house at all since the start of the pandemic. Low-wage migrant workers are restricted to working for a single employer, which creates the enormous power imbalance that facilitates workplace exploitation. Their ability to remain in Canada is de...

The biggest challenge, say local leaders, is with so many government ministries, departments and agencies that have jurisdiction over farms.

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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The current state of closed Canadian borders and stringent travel restrictions in efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to be the reality for the foreseeable future. Yet Canadian employers in key sectors continue to face labour force shortages. Currently, all foreign nationals are barred from entering Canada for discretionary purposes. Travel to Canada, even for non-discretionary...

In British Columbia, foreign workers are protected from unfair employment practices under the  Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act  (the "Act"). Since the Act was enacted in 2018, the BC government has taken additional measures to extend protections to foreign workers. This includes the creation of two separate registries: one for employers that hire foreign workers in British Columbia, and one for foreigner worker recruiters. Employers who hire temporary foreign workers under the Tempora...