Toronto – January 6, 2026 – Yesterday, Doug Ford announced that Crown Royal will be removed from LCBO shelves next month. Ford’s attacks on the Crown Royal brand directly threaten hundreds of good Canadian union jobs in Manitoba and Quebec.
Toronto – December 17, 2025 – UFCW Canada, the country’s leading advocate for agricultural workers for over 30 years, has released its annual report on the Status of Migrant Agricultural Workers in Canada, calling for urgent reforms to Canada’s food system.
Toronto – November 7, 2025 – Leading representatives from labour, industry and government in the agrifood sector in Canada met in Toronto this week to discuss the future of decent work in the sector in Canada, building upon the model of social dialogue recommended in the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Decent work guidelines for the agrifood sector.
Toronto – November 4, 2025 – UFCW Canada and Moccasin Identifier unveiled a new mural by Anishnawbe artist Philip Cote, Return of the Sacred. This work was commissioned by UFCW Canada, in partnership with Moccasin Identifier, as part of the union’s ongoing commitment to reconciliation, Indigenous advocacy, and treaty recognition. The mural will be a permanent installation at UFCW Canada’s headquarters.
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.
Toronto – September 30, 2025 – On September 30, UFCW Canada joins people across the country in observing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours the Survivors of residential schools, their families, and the thousands of Indigenous children who never made it home. It is also a time to reflect on the intergenerational trauma caused by colonial policies and to commit ourselves to the ongoing work of reconciliation.
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