Government of Canada launches consultations to improve living conditions for temporary foreign workers

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Oct-27 Tue 11:40

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2020/10/l.html

2020-Oct-27 Tue 11:40

Government

Foreign Workers

1952

500Foods shared this story from Canada News Centre - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, News Releases.

Seeking feedback on mandatory employer-provided accommodation requirements

Related News From Elsewhere

Labour	Government	Seasonal	Foreign Workers	📅 Federal government seeks input on TFW program’s ag stream requirements	1 year
		Foreign Workers	Government	CAN (BC): Better protection for foreign workers	1 year
	Foreign Workers	Labour	Government	Government of Canada invests in measures to boost protections for Temporary Foreign Workers and Address COVID-19 Outbreaks on Farms	1 year
	Foreign Workers	Seasonal	Labour	Local workers applying as Queensland farmers are forced to up wages	11 months
		Government	Sustainability	BC invests $3M in agritech grant program to improve sustainable food production	11 months
	Food Safety	Canada	Government	Government of Canada invests $162.6 million to strengthen Canadian Food Inspection Agency	11 months
Government	Sustainability	Alternative Foods	Food Waste	Reducing food waste through sustainable insect production in Calgary	11 months
		Government	GMO	Who regulates genetically modified meat?	1 year
		Foreign Workers	Seasonal	Delayed arrival of migrant workers worries Niagara greenhouse growers	1 year
		Foreign Workers	Labour	New COVID-19 travel rules could hurt Canada’s greenhouse vegetable industry	1 year
Organic	Government	Trade	Markets	Canada and the United Kingdom reach arrangement for trade of organic food	1 year
		Foreign Workers	Labour	Canada wants rapid COVID-19 testing for international greenhouse workers	1 year
	Foreign Workers	Seasonal	Labour	Australian fruit and vegetable growers warn of price rises due to labour shortages	1 year
		Government	Markets	Ministers’ statement on joining the fight to support B.C.’s blueberry farmers	1 year
		Foreign Workers	Labour	Mexico might have to import labor due to the growth of its agricultural production	1 year
	Foreign Workers	Seasonal	Labour	UK ministers to treble number of foreign fruit and veg pickers to counter harvesting problems	1 year
	Government	Canada	Food Security	Government of Canada to announce funding details to support food security organizations	1 year
	Canada	Government	Alternative Energy	Minister O’Regan Launches Hydrogen Strategy for Canada	1 year
		Government	Crime	Government of Canada protects Canadians against food fraud in honey and other products	1 year
		Government	Food Safety	Government, academia and farmers join forces to improve food safety	1 year

General Interest	General Interest	153
Packaging	Packaging	143
Food Safety	Food Safety	122
Automation	Automation	116
Shipping	Shipping	115
Growing	Growing	104
Retail	Retail	101
Distribution	Distribution	95
Labour	Labour	94
Food Waste	Food Waste	91
IPM	IPM	90
Growing Systems	Growing Systems	85
Containers	Containers	84
Research Paper	Research Paper	83
Sustainability	Sustainability	83
Vertical Farming	Vertical Farming	80
Food Security	Food Security	79
News	News	70
Lighting	Lighting	58
Robots	Robots	57

Watchlist Update: APHA > TLRY	8 months
Watchlist Update: Bitcoin added	9 months
Website Update: November 2020	1 year
HTML-Enabled Apps Released as Oasis Web	1 year
Website Case Study	1 year

500 Foods Simulator v0.81	1 year
Oasis TimeClock v715	1 year
500 Foods Website 2020.11	1 year
WebReports v8.2	1 year
Oasis Desktop v1085	1 year
Oasis BuildDB v4.1	1 year
Oasis Tablet v19	2 years
Oasis Server v19	2 years
Oasis Screensaver v3.2	2 years
Oasis TimeClock v714	1 year
500 Foods Simulator v0.8	1 year
Oasis TimeClock v713	1 year
500 Foods Website 2020.10	1 year
Oasis Desktop v1084	1 year
Oasis Desktop v1083	1 year
Oasis Desktop v1082	1 year
Oasis Desktop v1081	1 year
Oasis Desktop v1080	1 year
Oasis Desktop v1079	1 year
Oasis Desktop v1078	1 year
Oasis Desktop v1077	1 year

AAPL	Close	2.827 T	$ 173.07	0.51 %
MSFT	Close	2.329 T	$ 310.20	1.77 %
GOOG	Close	1.888 T	$ 2,795.73	0.47 %
AMZN	Close	1.645 T	$ 3,242.76	0.57 %
TSLA	Close	1.054 T	$ 1,049.61	1.75 %
FB	Close	947.2 B	$ 331.90	1.66 %
WMT	Close	402.3 B	$ 145.06	-0.28 %
DIS	Close	276.1 B	$ 151.94	-2.25 %
NFLX	Close	232.2 B	$ 525.69	1.25 %
COST	Close	223.0 B	$ 502.99	-2.69 %
KR	Close	36.11 B	$ 49.12	-0.73 %
TWTR	Close	30.73 B	$ 38.44	-0.67 %
CGC	Close	3.307 B	$ 8.40	-0.12 %
ACB	Close	1.093 B	$ 5.51	-0.54 %
VFF	Close	529.5 M	$ 6.01	-0.33 %
USD/CAD	Open	N/A	$ 1.25	-0.28 %
DJIA	Close	N/A	$ 35,911.80	-0.56 %
S&P 500	Close	N/A	$ 4,662.85	0.08 %
NASDAQ	Close	N/A	$ 14,893.80	0.59 %
BTC-USD	Open	N/A	$ 42,181.70	-2.09 %
BTC-CAD	Open	N/A	$ 52,816.30	-2.63 %

Website	Introduction to Ag Articles (Updated: 2021-Jun-27)	1 year
Alternative Foods	“From farm to capsule”: UK innovator repurposes surplus veg into nutraceutical powders	11 months
Food Security	Food self-sufficiency a must	11 months
Vertical Farming	Does Vertical Farming Actually Work?	11 months
LEDs	ore light, spectra, and flexibility with new vertical farming fixture	11 months
Food Safety	📅 Save the Dates: 2021 Food Safety Consortium Virtual Conference Spring and Fall Series Announced	11 months
Food Safety	Getting To The (Expired) Meat	11 months
Packaging	New compostable packaging can double shelf-life of fresh produce, claims PerfoTec	11 months
Genetics	Study on uncovering microbiomes for urban farming	11 months
Labour	'Fairer returns needed to offset increasing labour costs'	11 months
Artificial Intelligence	Israeli researchers develop AI method for prediction of crop stress	11 months
Growing Systems	Agromic practices to improve crop management	11 months
Tomato	📄 Study on cloud computing approaches applied to growing tomatoes	11 months
Vertical Farming	Providing the knowledge and recipes for growing any crop successfully	11 months
Sustainability	America is hungrier than ever for #sustainable food systems	11 months
Labels	Here's what's at stake for American producers in a climate of rampant mislabeling	11 months
Containers	Record-low global schedule reliability of 44.6% in December 2020	11 months
Greenhouse	Transferring excess heat and humidity without gapping	11 months
General Interest	Light company LumiGrow has ceased operations	11 months
Growing	Study on how plants and trees stabilize their water pipes to grow taller	11 months
Alternative Foods	Chorizo alternative made from molecular modelling platform ‘replicates the flavour and texture of real meat’	11 months

Government of Canada launches consultations to improve living conditions for temporary foreign workers

Related News From Elsewhere

Top Tags

Container Culture

Better Than Organic

News From Here

Project Updates

Watchlist

Ag Articles