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  THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, ONT. -- Large farm operations in COVID-19 hot spot regions are working to vaccinate as many migrant workers as possible as another growing season gets underway. Fruit and vegetable growers rely on foreign workers who must be tested before boarding a plane and then again upon arrival. "That has to be negative as well for everything to continue as normal, which is stay in a quarantine location for 14 days, and like any other Canadian citizen that's arriving, they must also have a day-10 negative test as well," explained Goldsmith Orchards Kyle Oakley. Some 60,000 mig...

Federal budget reveals plans for migrant worker support, carbon backstop and COVID recovery April 20, 2021 The federal government revealed its 2021 budget yesterday, the first in two years. Plans address ongoing programs to manage COVID-19, working towards economic recovery and plans for growth. In addition to a proposed federal minimum wage of $15 per hour, several areas impact the Canadian horticultural sector in particular. Changes to mandatory isolation support Budget 2021 proposes to provide $57.6 million in 2021-22 to extend the Mandatory Isolation Support for Temporary Forei...

Mandatory isolation support for TFWs extended until April 21 April 1, 2021 By Greenhouse Canada This week, the Canadian government announced that the Mandatory Isolation Support for Temporary Foreign Workers Program (MISTFWP) will be extended until April 21. Applications for 2021 will be accepted until 6 pm (EST) or until funding is committed. The program year started Jan. 1, 2021. MISTFWP provides non-repayable contributions of up to $1,500 per temporary foreign worker to employers to help assist with costs associated with the federally mandated 14-day quarantine. However, the we...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As Governments and businesses turn their minds toward the recovery and re-opening of the economy, our team is closely monitoring updates from governments across Canada. The following summarizes the recovery and re-opening measures which have been announced to date in each jurisdiction. We will continue to update this summary as further measures are introduced across the country. This roundup was last updated on February 19, 2021. To see what has changed since our last update, please downloa...

December 28, 2020 - 7:00 AM A Kelowna contractor who exploited foreign workers and was ordered to pay $90,000 in unpaid wages to several people he hired through the Temporary Foreign Workers Program has lost an appeal to have the ruling overturned. According to a Nov. 23 B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal decision that was recently published, Kelowna firm Everlasting Stucco and Stone argued the Tribunal made several errors and failed to "observe the principles of natural justice" when in April it fined the company $2,500 for reducing the workers' wages by $10 an hour and fai...