Ottawa – October 27, 2025 – Employer organizations and the largest union for Canada’s food processing sector are jointly calling on the federal government to create a new, dedicated immigration pathway that provides a route to permanent residency for essential jobs in the food sector.
Leamington, Ont. – June 9, 2025 – UFCW Canada has launched a new legal case challenging Health Canada’s unlawful failure to protect agricultural workers by not enforcing safety data sheet requirements under the federal Pest Control Products Act (PCPA). Without access to critical information about the chemicals they are handling, agricultural workers are unable to protect themselves from hazardous pesticides at work.
Toronto – May 9, 2025 – UFCW Canada is proud to support the release of a groundbreaking new report calling for the establishment of enforceable national housing standards for migrant agricultural workers across Canada.
Abbotsford, B.C. – December 19, 2024 – Unionized workers at Highline Mushrooms have overwhelmingly voted in favour of ratifying their first union contract, which will bring life-changing improvements to hundreds of temporary foreign workers.
Mexico City, Mex. – December 17, 2024 – December 18 marks International Migrants Day, a day to recognize the contributions of migrants; in Canada, migrant workers are crucial to our economy and our food security.
November 18, 2024 – The Federal Government’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration recently released a report on Conditions for Growth: Reconsidering Closed Work Permits in the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.
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