Four Mexican and Guatemalan agricultural workers returned to their countries of origin on September 25, saying they were exhausted from the living and working conditions at the farm in les Hautes-Laurentides.
Prior to their departure, other workers packed their bags and fled.
According to the director-general of the Quebec Workers and Agricultural Workers Support Network (RATTMAQ), to date, 11 workers have asked to leave and seven have fled.
The workers who denounced their conditions asked not to be identified out of fear of repercussions.
#Agriculture, #Farm_workers, #RATTMAQ, #Quebec
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/mexican-workers-victims-abuse-canadian-farms-1.4820458
https://www.thenewtodaygrenada.com/local-news/farm-workers-flee-in-canada/
November 9, 2021
On November 8, 2021, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) marked the start of National Francophone Immigration Week 2021 and thanked French-speaking newcomers living in different communities across Canada, for their contributions to the country’s linguistic duality.
He also highlighted the ‘National Francophone Immigration Week' as an opportunity to recognize the importance of Francophone immigration.’
Considering in-demand occupations in the labour market, in May 2021, Canada announced parallel pathways for Francophone candidates under the temporary resident to permanent resident stream.
#Francophone_immigration_week, #Fraser, #French_speaking_immigrants
https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/statement-minister-fraser-marks-start-194800705.html
November 9, 2021
On November 8, 2021, the United States opened the land borders for Canadians and lifted the restrictions that have been in effect since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, Canadians can take a weeklong vacation to the US or take daily cross-border trips to shop at a mall or take part in a sporting event or concert.
Until now, as the border was closed to drivers, traffic across the border was less than 15 percent of what it once was, according to the Canada Border Service Agency.
#US, #US_Canada_border, #borders, #tourism, #travel_restrictions
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/u-s-land-border-open-vaccinated-1.6233944
https://theconcordian.com/2021/10/the-u-s-canada-land-border-is-re-opening-heres-what-that-means/
November 8, 2021
Ontario wants the Federal Government to double the number of immigrants from 9,000 to 18,000 a year to boost the skilled workforce and tackle the labour shortage in the province.
According to labour Minister Monte McNaughton, the province is facing a significant labour shortage impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October, the province had 316,000 job vacancies, 82,000 more compared to the last year.
By doubling the number of immigrants allowed under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, the province will fill the skilled labour gaps in the market.
#Ontario, #OINP, #skilled_immigrants, #labour_shortage, #job_vacancies
November 8, 2021
