Okanagan Migrant Workers
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Shortage of Mexican workers leads to request for Okanagan residents to work on farmsEvery year, about 7,500 Mexican nationals come to B.C. to work on farms, half of them in the Okanagan. But this year, there are serious concerns about a shortage of foreign labourers.EconomyJun 16, 2020
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More Okanagan fruit growers to be blocked from hiring Mexican workersThe Mexican government plans to block more Okanagan fruit growers from employing Mexican workers through the seasonal agricultural worker program due to allegations of poor living conditions.EconomyNov 16, 2017
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