Canada is facing a shortage of farmers, and a report says the country will need to accept 30-thousand permanent immigrants by 2033 to take over existing farms and greenhouses or establish their own. The report from the Royal Bank, the Boston Consulting Group Centre for Canada’s Future and Arrell Food Institute at the University […]
Agriculture Canada has announced an online consultation process is open on a National Farm Labour strategy. The online consultation is open from now until September 28th. The process will seek recommendations to address chronic farm workforce challenges to build short and long-term solutions to attract a skilled workforce. The federal government is reaching out […]
Parkland College in Saskatchewan has launched a new program to meet the labour needs of growing farm operations. Introduction to Farm Hand is a short course to provide the skills and hands-on training to work on a grain farm in Saskatchewan. The first course module, beginning April 17th, focuses on seeding and the busy spring […]
Even though the numbers are better than other agriculture sector, such as market gardens and livestock operations, grain and oilseed farms still have challenges filling labour and manager positions. The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) conducted an extensive survey of 1,316 employers, 278 workers and 110 industry stakeholders. The CAHRC estimates grain and oilseed […]
