The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association annual general meeting will be held virtually on February 22, 2022. Stay tuned for a Zoom link.

Register now for the 2022 Nova Scotia Fruit Growers’ annual convention. The virtual event is planned for January 26.

The horticultural sector in Ontario’s Windsor-Essex region is relieved that the order to stop the arrival of temporary foreign workers until February 1 has been rescinded. Efforts by local, provincial and federal officials resolved the unprecedented…

Employment and Social Development Canada does not require proof of advertising for primary agriculture positions under the temporary foreign worker program. The exemption lasts until June 30, 2022.

Unvaccinated or partially unvaccinated Canadian truck drivers returning to Canada will no longer be exempt from entry requirements as of January 15, 2022. The mandate will likely make supply chains even more precarious in the weeks ahead, as truck…