Toronto – June 17, 2025 – Thousands of migrant food workers, including many UFCW members, were able to obtain permanent residency in Canada under the Agri-Food Pilot Program. Now, with the pilot finished, migrant food workers have very few options to build a life in Canada.
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.
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.
Langley, B.C. – August 27, 2024 – More workers at the Highline Mushrooms Langley location have joined UFCW 1518, following the successful organizing victory at the Langley location last month.
Toronto – August 14, 2024 – A new UN report condemns Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker program in a scathing indictment; the report reiterates many of the same criticisms that UFCW has been issuing for decades about systemic exploitation within the system.
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