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Report on TFWP Positive for Canadian Beef Industry

The TFWP report made a number of recommendations that are positive for the beef sector and align with the Labour Task Force’s Agriculture and Agri-Food Workforce Action Plan. First, the report recommended that more specific program streams be developed to better reflect the labour market needs in Canada, and that the TFW cap be set at no lower than 20 per cent while being responsive to regional and sector Labour Market Information.

The HUMA committee also recommended that the Labour Market Impact Assessment application process become more efficient, more local employment data be secured and that the Cumulative Duration (4 years in, 4 years out) rule be eliminated. The report also made a number of key recommendations that intend to foster better immigration pathways to permanency.

Despite non-stop recruitment efforts across Canada, availability of full time permanent agricultural and processing labour has become a serious issue threatening the viability of food production in Canada. Canadian packing plants are deferring high value export orders to their out-of-country affiliates because we do not have the labour to process the product. This reduction in competitiveness not only affects cattle producers' bottom line, but also reduces wealth creation in Canada.

For the Canadian beef industry, the TFWP is a critical tool that helps augment the Canadian workforce on farms and meat processing facilities. The CCA, in partnership with numerous agriculture and primary processing organizations under the Labour Task Force, is eager to work with the Federal Government to implement the TFWP report’s recommendations that support the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Workforce Action Plan.

Source: Meatbusiness


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