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June 27, 2019 |
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While technology and automation are changing the way many farm businesses operate, Ontario remains Canada’s largest agricultural employer and we rely heavily on a skilled labour force that is increasingly shrinking.
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UFCW Canada, the country’s leading advocate and union for migrant and temporary workers, welcomes a new government work permit initiative to protect migrant workers across Canada from abusive employers.
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The Labour Market Forecast to 2029 for the agricultural sector was recently released by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council. The data indicated that farmers across Canada's agriculture sector reported $2.9 billion in lost sales because of unfilled vacancies.
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Today, Martin Burwash laughs at the irony and wishes now he was a little more serious in his studies after seeing the role Spanish has played in his career as a life-long farmer. Burwash says communication isn’t just about getting the words right but understanding each other’s cultural differences. Without solid communication, a farmer can easily create an unsafe and/or unproductive environment. And anyone who has worked with foreign-speaking crews knows good communication is easier said than done.
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“Employee retention is very important at this point in time in the horticulture sector,” notes Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, executive director at the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council. “There’s a significant labour shortage. It’s very difficult to attract new people to the industry, so in addition to a tough time with recruitment, we should do our best to keep workers already in the industry satisfied. Investing that time and energy is so important.”
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