Effective January 1, 2023, the minimum piece work wages for workers who hand-harvest crops in British Columbia. will increase by 2.8 per cent. The rates apply to 15 agricultural crops.
- This specialty item is named for its harvest colour, not its flavour. It will be available in niche markets from first week of February through mid-March 2023.
- The Asian specialty store has opened its first store and Canada’s largest in Montréal. Located in the borough of Saint-Laurent, it will be known as T & T Supermarché.
- Christopher Dufault, acting manager, crop protection of the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada, recaps the 2022 policy year from his post in Ottawa.
- Justine Hendricks has been appointed as president and CEO of Farm Credit Canada with a loan portfolio of $44 billion. Mosty recently, she was senior executive with Export Development Canada.