Reading Time: 5 minutes 03 December 2021, 8:10 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Canada’s agriculture industry. Early on, producers, processors and agri-food operators were forced to respond quickly to new disruptions like labour shortages, increased health… Read More ›
Temporary Foreign Workers
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program and COVID-19
Reading Time: 4 minutes 19 November 2021, 8:20 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the movement of goods and people in and out of Canada, affected the well-being of temporary foreign workers and led to changes in workplace health and safety… Read More ›
The Movement of Goods and People in and out of Canada in a COVID-19 World
Reading Time: 7 minutes 25 March 2021, 9:10 a.m. Disponible en français. In March 2020, in an effort to contain COVID-19, the Government of Canada announced measures that have restricted the entry of visitors and other temporary residents, as well as some Canadian citizens… Read More ›
Temporary Immigration Measures in Response to COVID-19
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 31 August 2020, 9:40 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Mise en place de mesures temporaires en matière d’immigration dans le… Read More ›
Executive Summary – Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes (Disponible en français : Résumé – Les travailleurs étrangers temporaires au Canada) Temporary foreign workers have been an important feature of Canada’s labour market landscape for decades. In essence, temporary foreign workers are foreign nationals engaged in work activities who… Read More ›