The Canadian Meat Council warns without the ability to hire sufficient numbers of workers the opportunity Canada’s meat processing plants to capitalize on new trade agreements will be lost.
The Director of International Trade, Government and Media Relations with the Canadian Meat Council, says, as new free trade agreements come into force, lost opportunities in Canada’s meat processing sector as a result of a shortage of workers will increase.
The federal government has announced plans to launch a full-scale review of the recently revised Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
The manager of quality assurance and labour programs with Manitoba Pork says swine farms located closer to the larger urban centers tend to have less difficulty filling vacant positions than those located in more remote areas.
The president of the Canadian Pork Council warns failure to address the chronic shortage of workers within the Canadian pork industry will result in lost opportunities throughout the pork value chain.
The Canadian Meat Council says difficulties in attracting workers will make it challenging for Canada’s pork processors to take full advantage of new trade agreements.
The vice president of Sunterra Foods is calling on stakeholders within Canada’s pork industry to voice their concerns over changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
