Meat sector calls on Government to reverse course to keep food prices affordable and help save rural Canada’s economy

Canadian Meat Council - May 29, 2024

Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker program have had a disproportionate impact in rural areas

Recent changes to foreign worker rules from the Government of Canada are having a disproportionate impact on the rural Canadian economy, and the national organizations representing the Canadian meat industry are calling on the Government to reconsider these changes.

The Canadian Meat Council, the Canadian Cattle Association, National Cattle Feeders’ Association, and the Canadian Pork Council are asking Government to restore the Temporary Foreign Worker Program’s Workforce Solution Roadmap, a roadmap introduced in 2022, to address the industry’s critical labour shortage.  

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