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…
- Based in Québec City, the integrated potato company has announced the acquisition of Ferme G.G. & A Montminy, a large-scale seed producer located in the Péribonka region. It’s about 300 kilometres north of the provincial capital.
- Federal ag minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced a new Federal Ministerial Coordinating Committee on PEI potatoes to discuss how to open the border to exports to the U.S. Three of the committee’s ministers represent Atlantic Canada ridings:…
- The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has listed a job posting for horticulture sustainability specialist. The deadline is January 31.