Agricultural Workers In Canada

“An immigrant who can bring with him work for twelve people is to be welcomed with open arms even in a industrial colossus like the United States - welcomed anywhere it would seem but in Canada...Not only have the refugees brought work, but they have brought new customers”, (Document, 9).

As we all know, Canada is an immigrant country. This beautify country attract more and more people who are longing for good future. In 2011, the population of foreign-born in Canada is about 6.7 million. No matter where we are from and what background we have, from the moment we land in Canada as immigrants, there are some problems we need to face to. The commonest three problems are learning a new language, adjusting to a new life-style, and finding a suitable job.

In this documentary about Mexican’s workers experience in Ontario, Canada, Min Sook Lee addresses the issue of the Foreign Temporary Worker program. Specifically, El Contrado demonstrates how Mexicans come to Canada in order to work during several months under bad working conditions. Those workers have to leave their family constantly in order to help them financially. They work 8 months a year, which means that they are home in Mexico only for 4 months (El Contrado). Maximo left his family behind; unfortunately, he cannot even for four months in order to see his son as he is illegal in Canada. As those Mexican workers, Maximo experienced bad working conditions. Here he briefly talks about working conditions and explains how he wanted to get

Immigrants today now have the privilege of entering and residing in Canada but along with this privilege, there are also barriers that impede their integration and deprive them of equal opportunity in the society. The undervaluing of foreign education and credentials has emerged over the years as a huge obstacle faced by recent immigrants who seek employment in the areas that they have been trained, and worked in for decades in their respective home countries. For years, newcomers in Canada have been denied inclusion into the Canadian labour market simply because of policies that were

This has come to be through the emerging of programs from the 1970’s such as the Canada Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP). Programs like the SAWP, has made it possible for interested Canadian farm owners and Mexican or Caribbean workers to form a working contract that allows, most commonly Mexican migrant workers, to come to Canada for eight to ten months to work for Canadian farmers in exchange for set wages, living and working conditions. (Brem, M. 2006., Gabriel, C., & Macdonald, L. 2014., Government of Canada.

They are alienated as outsiders of Canadian citizenship because they are not a citizen or a member of the Canadian community, but they do not realize it is just an illusion that has been shown to them. This also means that these migrant workers are not part of the Canadian society and are excluded for any rights that a citizen of Canada would have. Gabriel and MacDonald (2014) acknowledges that Canada’s immigration view on migrant worker is referred to as precarious status, which means programs like SWAP use this status for many of the migrant farm workers because they cannot be a permanent resident, have the lack of rights and entitlements, and cannot bring any family to Canada. Due to globalization, there has been a citizenship gap that has been created which allows certain individuals to have the right to have claims, entitlement and status. This is not universal because again, migrant farm workers are alienated and excluded from this right. When looking at the struggles of migrant farm workers face for citizenship rights and human rights, there is correlation that these struggles are use against them to help Canada secure rights of agricultural

The Federal Government of Canada should provide not only access to immigration but also make sure to provide new immigrants with opportunities. Firstly, there are still employment issues for Immigrants. According to an interview conducted by CBC, interviewing new immigrants and refugees, Sandy chugh, an immigrant said, "I don't see a lot of growth," when describing his current job. Despite having years of experience in marketing and a bachelor's degree from Ireland, the 32-year-old is working in a warehouse for the retailer Best Buy (Dunn, 2016). This relates to the issue as due to refugees and immigrants not having an absolute experience, yet being highly qualified for jobs, are not given equal opportunities than the natives who were born and educated in the country. Furthermore, to resolve this issue, the Canadian government must

The Temporary Foreign Workers allows Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to fill temporary labor and skill shortages when qualified Canadian citizens or permanent residents are not available for the migrant. (Canada, Canada, & Branch, 2015) Migrant workers can stay in Canada for 4 years and later apply for residency since it is not available for them at that time. There are four examples of Temporary Foreign workers: Skill workers are migrant workers who get selected to immigrate to Canada because of their work experience and skills. Un-skill workers are migrant workers that get selected to immigrate to Canada but do not have any experience or kills. Seasonal workers are migrant workers who work in farmland and gardens who only work for that certain time in the season. Live in/Live out caregivers are migrant workers who resides in and provides childcare, senior home support care or the disabled without supervision in the private household in Canada.(Reserved, 2011) I’ll briefly explain the impact on migrant workers through an article by Donald Payne, an Academic article, Government article and Assigned weekly reading. Also though out the stages of Micro, Mezzo, Macro and Transnational level.

In spite of the harsh discrimination and mistreatment, Chinese immigrants established an everlasting signature in the development of Canada. During the early 19th century, war and rebellion in China forced many peasants and workers to seek their livelihoods elsewhere. Along with an increasing volume of job opportunities in Canada, there were many motivational factors which influenced thousands of Chinese people to immigrate to the new, developing nation of Canada. Nevertheless, alike other non-Caucasian immigrants, the measure of racism and discrimination that the Chinese were forced to endure left many mentally, physically, and spiritually scarred. Despite the countless acts of racism and segregation, the Chinese continued to work hard

Ottawa views foreign workers as essentials in fighting the labour shortage that was brought on by retiring baby boomers and the growing skills gap. There are over one million positions by 2021 that are predicted to be unfilled in Canada. Ottawa has agreed to adapt to the “expression of interest” immigration model. This lines up future immigrants in Canada with companies

Today, the situation is not getting better. After 9/11, people come from other countries are seen as a threat. Canadaian not only afraid that they could take the jobs, they also seen the migrant workers as potential criminals (Street, 2003). In fact, white settlers came to Canada as foreigners. After the white settler society been established, the racial hirearchy was created (Razack, 2002). Migrant farmers worker have no insurance to protect them in case they become sick. When Canadian worried about the migrants might become criminals, the workers’ safty and health are under the risk. Migrant workers are taking jobs that Canadians do no want to do (Chowdhury). Most of the workers come to Canada without knowing their rights or unable to argue because of the language. J4MW was established for the migrant workers to educate them to understand that they are treat unequally and help them connect with the agency which can help them. J4MW organized mant labour movement in Canada which link to race, gender, sexuality and class. Their supports helps migrants to practice the organising skills and inspire many other eqity groups.

When most Canadians think of temporary foreign workers, they likely think of field workers in Canada’s farms or caregiver programs. A 2007 parliamentary report, however, shows that this is far from the

The article by Shelley Davis (2001) analyzed farmworkers access to health care. It has been reported that approximately only five percent of migrant farmworkers receive health insurance from their employers (U.S Department of Labor, 2000). This article focused on giving a snapshot of farmworkers healthcare struggles. Specifically, educating the public on farmworkers inability to access healthcare for themselves or their closest kin. The fact that their employment is labeled as a high-risk and dangerous of either injury or illness and the inability of their employer to provide health care for these workers puts these migrant workers in a predicament. Often times they need to go without healthcare because of the lack of coverage, money, or time.

I believe that farming has the biggest economic, social and environmental impact on Canada. My first reason why is that Canadians spend a lot of money on food. Canada spends 4.6 billion dollars on food and that helps the industry. Think about what you buy in a month, we are always eating so we buy groceries a lot. We need food to survive so we are always buying it and that’s because of farming. It also creates jobs for Canadians. This is a very important job and pays well because many companies need farmers in order to have their companies. Take superstore, their company is created on selling food so the company will need the farmers to run. Lastly it is healthy for the environment because it is a renewable resource. If the land is used properly

Agriculture has been a staple of the Canadian experience, it has experienced times of trial in the past and overcome them. However, the scope of the problem facing contemporary farmers in Canada, and New Brunswick, has reached epic proportions. This problem has several contributing factors including: the devolution of agriculture into large singular operations, and the simultaneous environmental degradation. These problems were caused by new trade policies and a farmers lack of access to markets, and the subsequent affects this has on the consumer population. Additionally, there is a diminished income from farming making farming an economically unviable option. Farmers around the world are recognizing these problem and have been taking action