Farm Workers
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Canada is changing agricultural immigration rules. Why some aren’t happyThe latest round of category-based selections for newcomers is aimed at people who worked as agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors, and retail and wholesale butchers.CanadaSep 28, 2023
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Wellness checks underway for migrant workers amid B.C. wildfiresA tip-line is running, available in over 200 languages, and an online reporting tool where TFWs can report situations that compromise the health and safety of workers.CanadaAug 23, 2023
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Hundreds of migrant workers among B.C. wildfire evacuees. What do they face?Organizations working with temporary foreign workers in B.C. are raising concerns about the safety of evacuation and working conditions as the fires continue to burn.CanadaAug 22, 2023
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Death of migrant worker in Norfolk, Ont. prompts call to change permanent immigration statusA support agency is advocating the federal government move on initiatives to grant permanent residency status for foreign workers amid complaints from an Ontario group.PoliticsAug 22, 2022
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Hundreds of migrant farm workers in Ontario denied fresh air during quarantineMany migrant workers in Haldimand and Norfolk counties say they are enduring quarantine conditions that advocates are calling cruel and inhumane.InvestigationsMay 15, 2021
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Migrant workers, international students face barriers to new government immigration program: advocatesA new survey finds 45 per cent of migrant workers and 35 per cent of international graduates are excluded from the federal government’s new immigration program.NewsMay 4, 2021
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Oliver town hall reopens after staff member tests negative for COVID-19The town hall closed as a precautionary measure on Monday when one of the staff members reported feeling unwell.NewsJul 14, 2020
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Safety measures enhanced for seasonal workers at South Okanagan campgroundNew provincial funding will help enhance pandemic-related safety protocols at a South Okanagan campground that houses seasonal workers.NewsMay 22, 2020
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Agriculture worker conditions in Okanagan a ‘ticking time bomb’ for COVID-19: advocate groupAgricultural producers are on the honour system when it comes to enforcing 14-day quarantines on foreign workers who arrived in Canada.HealthApr 3, 2020
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Alberta government truck driver training review angers Humboldt crash familiesAn Alberta government review into new truck driver training rules has sparked anger among families impacted by last year's Humboldt hockey team bus tragedy.TrafficOct 2, 2019
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