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Temporary Foreign Workers

Carrots in the field

Over 40% of Canada's horticulture wokers are from other countries. Without seasonal workers, many fruit and vegetable crops couldn't be grown here.

  1. Parliament of Canada (2020). “Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada.” https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/201936E 
  2. Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (September 2019). How Labour Challenges Will Shape the Future of Agriculture: Agriculture Forecast to 2019. https://cahrc-ccrha.ca/sites/default/files/National%20Report_Final%20-%20EN%202019%20reduced%20size.pdf 
  3. Government of Canada (July 7, 2020). “Hire a temporary foreign agricultural worker.” https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/agricultural.html 
  4. Government of Canada (February 5, 2021). “Hire a temporary worker through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program: Overview.” https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/agricultural/seasonal-agricultural.html 
  5. More than a Migrant Worker (2021). “Facts and Stats.” https://www.morethanamigrantworker.ca/facts-stats/ 
  6. Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (April 2020). AgriLMI: Impact of Access to Foreign Workers on the Agriculture Industry. https://cahrc-ccrha.ca/sites/default/files/CAHRC%20LMI%20TFWs%202Apr2020%20v2.pdf 
  7. Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (no date). 
    Agri-LMI Labour Market Information – National. https://cahrc-ccrha.ca/sites/default/files/National_INF_ER.pdf 
  8. Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (2021). AgriLMI – “Fast Facts.” https://cahrc-ccrha.ca/programs/agrilmi/fast-facts
  9. More than a Migrant Worker (2021). “Profiles.” https://www.morethanamigrantworker.ca/profiles/ 
  10. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Delegation in Canada (March 2017). Report on the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. https://repositorio.iica.int/bitstream/handle/11324/2679/BVE17038753i.pdf;jsessionid=ACC0AD2CD66A1A008A53CA9AC4E26DA5?sequence=1 
  11. Rural Development Institute (no date). Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers: Discussions with Rural Employers Report. https://www.brandonu.ca/rdi/files/2015/08/Hiring_Temporary_Foreign_Workers_Employer_Discussons_Report.pdf 
  12. Government of Canada (July 23, 2021). “Find out if you need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and how to hire a temporary foreign worker.” https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/hire-temporary-foreign/find-need-labour-market-impact-assessment.html 
  13. Government of Canada (July 15, 2021). “Compliance information for employers hiring temporary foreign workers.” https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/employer-compliance.html
  14. Parliament of Canada (2020). “Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada.” https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/201936E 
  15. Government of Canada (May 5, 2021). “Temporary foreign workers: Your rights are protected.” https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/protected-rights.html#h2.6
  16. Parliament of Canada (2020). “Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada.” https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/201936E 
  17. Government of Canada (May 5, 2021). “Temporary foreign workers: Your rights are protected.” https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/protected-rights.html#h2.6 

Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (2021). AgriLMI – “Fast Facts.” https://cahrc-ccrha.ca/programs/agrilmi/fast-facts

Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (April 2020). AgriLMI: Impact of Access to Foreign Workers on the Agriculture Industry. https://cahrc-ccrha.ca/sites/default/files/CAHRC%20LMI%20TFWs%202Apr2020%20v2.pdf 

Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (no date). 
Agri-LMI Labour Market Information – National. https://cahrc-ccrha.ca/sites/default/files/National_INF_ER.pdf 

Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (September 2019). How Labour Challenges Will Shape the Future of Agriculture: Agriculture Forecast to 2019. https://cahrc-ccrha.ca/sites/default/files/National%20Report_Final%20-%20EN%202019%20reduced%20size.pdf 

Government of Canada (February 5, 2021). “Hire a temporary worker through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program: Overview.” https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/agricultural/seasonal-agricultural.html 

Government of Canada (July 15, 2021). “Compliance information for employers hiring temporary foreign workers.” https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/employer-compliance.html

Government of Canada (July 23, 2021). “Find out if you need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and how to hire a temporary foreign worker.” https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/hire-temporary-foreign/find-need-labour-market-impact-assessment.html 

Government of Canada (July 7, 2020). “Hire a temporary foreign agricultural worker.” https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/agricultural.html 

Government of Canada (May 5, 2021). “Temporary foreign workers: Your rights are protected.” https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/protected-rights.html#h2.6

Government of Canada (May 5, 2021). “Temporary foreign workers: Your rights are protected.” https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/protected-rights.html#h2.6 

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Delegation in Canada (March 2017). Report on the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. https://repositorio.iica.int/bitstream/handle/11324/2679/BVE17038753i.pdf;jsessionid=ACC0AD2CD66A1A008A53CA9AC4E26DA5?sequence=1 

More than a Migrant Worker (2021). “Facts and Stats.” https://www.morethanamigrantworker.ca/facts-stats/ 

More than a Migrant Worker (2021). “Profiles.” https://www.morethanamigrantworker.ca/profiles/ 

Parliament of Canada (2020). “Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada.” https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/201936E 

Rural Development Institute (no date). Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers: Discussions with Rural Employers Report. https://www.brandonu.ca/rdi/files/2015/08/Hiring_Temporary_Foreign_Workers_Employer_Discussons_Report.pdf Canadian Horticulture Council

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