Agriculture

The Federal Court has dismissed a judicial review application from an Indian citizen whose work permit application to work as a berry picker in British Columbia was denied due to …

A Leamington-based mushroom producer has been fined $115,000 after a worker was critically injured at its Kingsville facility, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said. The incident …

The Court of Appeal for Ontario is set to examine whether certain provisions under a farm-protection regulation go too far in curbing free expression on agricultural premises, after an application …

By J.P. Antonacci | The Hamilton Spectator Three years after a farm worker was killed in a Norfolk County ginseng field, charges against the farm’s owners and a supervisor have been dropped. Norfolk County OPP said the …

A former farm labourer and manager has been awarded $434,980 in damages following a wrongful dismissal suit against his employer of 40 years, including a $250,000 retirement allowance and both …

Proposed changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program that will directly affect thousands of Niagara-on-the-Lake seasonal workers won’t come soon enough and don’t go far enough, says the head of …

By Stephanie Mayell, University of Toronto; C. Susana Caxaj, Western University, and Janet McLaughlin, Wilfrid Laurier University The government of Canada recently amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to …