Service Canada will start performing unannounced inspections on employers of temporary foreign workers — something Canadian farmers aren’t happy about. He said the audit took nearly three months, in which time he provided countless documents to prove he was treating his 130 workers foreign workers fairly. On his farm for example, cherry picking takes place over 2.5 weeks and requires 92 foreign workers. This year’s federal budget promised $194.1 million over five years to ensure the rights of temporary foreign workers in Canada are protected. According to Pascuzzo, $15 million of this will be used to implement unannounced on-site inspections over three years.

Source: National Post March 25, 2018 19:18 UTC