Senators Make Ag Labour Recommendations

A group of Canadian Senators has written a letter to the federal government with a number of recommendations concerning foreign workers and Canada's food supply.

PEI Senator Diane Griffin was one of those involved.

"We always have a shortfall of workers in the agricultural industry but this year is going to be worse because of the virus," she said. "Some people just will not be able to come or not be allowed to come to Canada and when they're here, they're going to have to undergo a 14-day isolation. That's two work weeks. Quite a major impact on the amount of person hours that are going to be available to be spent actually working."

The group would like to see Canadian workers receive financial incentives to fill the positions normally occupied by foreign workers.