(CBC)The deferral of quarantine rules for temporary foreign workers will allow time for the development of "tailored solutions" to accommodate a large volume of temporary foreign workers in the coming weeks, Marielle Hossack, spokesperson for the office of Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, said in an email. "In the interim, temporary foreign workers entering Canada will go to their usual place of quarantine provided by their employer under existing quarantine rules," the email said. Hossack said temporary foreign workers will still be tested on arrival to Canada, but will be able to go directly to their destinations to do the 14-day self-isolation there. Richard estimates about 2,500 temporary foreign workers arrive in the Maritimes each year to work in fish processing plants. Meanwhile, Hossack said the federal government is working with all provinces and territories on the temporary foreign worker program.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2021 20:53 UTC