- Date
2019
- Abstract
“We need more people working in agriculture in rural Canada.”Ryan Koeslag, executive vice-president of the Canadian Mushroom Growers’ Association, said this in a recent news release.
According to Koeslag, the labour shortage for Canadian agriculture is massive and growing. Mushroom farms in particular have a 20 per cent job vacancy rate.
“To grow food in rural Canada, we need to fill this labour gap, so we would like to see agriculture recognized as a priority in Canada’s immigration and Temporary Foreign Worker Program,” Koeslag said.
- Newspaper title
Kingston Whig-Standard
- Publisher
Postmedia News
- File Attachments
- Links
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Mushroom farms face labour crisis (https://www.thewhig.com/news/local-news/mushroom-farms-face-labour-crisis/wcm/dfbb4018-6a01-4a00-864f-7399d11d7aa5)
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- Economic sectors
General farm workers
- Target groups
Public awareness
- Geographical focuses
Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, Nova Scotia, and National relevance
- Languages
English
