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Share this article WINDSOR, ON, April 9, 2021 /CNW/ - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian food producers and processors have stepped up to deliver quality food for Canadians and people around the world. From the outset, the Government of Canada has helped food processors invest in safety measures and maintain their capacity to keep up with demand. Today, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Parliamentary Secretary Neil Ellis and the Member of Parliament for Windsor–Tecumseh, Irek Kusmierczyk, h...

Date Time Share From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to Canada’s food system, while demonstrating the need for more diversified food processing capacity. As a result, Canadian livestock producers and meat processors have taken on unexpected and exceptional activities to manage health and safety during the pandemic. The Government of Canada is helping meat processors invest in safety measures to protect their workers and in facility improvements that strengthen Canada’s food supply. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant dis...

Share this article Share this article DELTA, BC, March 5, 2021 /CNW/ - Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian food producers and processors have stepped up to deliver quality food for Canadians. From the outset, the Government of Canada has helped food processors invest in safety measures and maintain their capacity to keep up with demand. Today, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion and Member of Parliament for Delta, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough and Member...

Debates about public safety and temporary foreign workers continue without input from those whose health is most affected. Migrant workers themselves are largely invisible amid discussions about risk.

February 27, 2021 - 6:00 PM With commercial flights cancelled between Mexico and Canada, Okanagan fruit growers are having to pay higher charter air fares and take the risk of the workers not being able to fly because of COVID-19. As with all air travellers, Mexican farm workers have to show they’ve tested negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of their flights. “With that, we have seen some challenges,” Veronica Moreno, program manager with the Western Agriculture Labour Initiative, told a recent B.C. Cherry Association meeting. “What we’ve noticed in the past ch...