Foregin workers - COVID-19 update for the agri-food industry
May 11, 2020

Video: Foregin workers - COVID-19 update for the agri-food industry


FCC's VP & Chief Ag Economist J.P. Gervais provides an update on foreign workers and primary production. Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) are critical to the Canadian supply of field vegetables - expect some production shifts towards more mechanized crops.

 

Foregin workers - COVID-19 update for the agri-food industry

Foregin workers - COVID-19 update for the agri-food industry

FCC's VP & Chief Ag Economist J.P. Gervais provides an update on foreign workers and primary production. Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) are critical to the Canadian supply of field vegetables - expect some production shifts towards more mechanized crops.... More
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Economic forecast - COVID-19 Economic update for the agri-food industry

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