by Ashley Peyrard | Jul 9, 2019 | Labour campaign, News
We have just published the latest video in our Heartbeat international farm workers awareness campaign: “For my son.” Meet Kevin: His son has sickle cell anemia which requires costly medication monthly and travel to far towns to receive the...
by Ashley Peyrard | Jun 25, 2019 | News
We have just published the latest video in our Heartbeat international farm workers awareness campaign: “For my community.” Did you know that the equivalent of one Canadian paycheck is equal to 8.5 pay checks in Jamaica (and many...
by Ashley Peyrard | Jun 19, 2019 | News
The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) and Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) recognize the commitment made on Sunday by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to implement protection for growers selling to the U.S. and taking immediate steps to restore Canada’s...
by Ashley Peyrard | Jun 12, 2019 | News
We have just published the latest video in our Heartbeat international farm workers awareness campaign: “An Unshakable Bond.” The bond between farmers and international farm workers relies on a sense of mutual trust and respect. Together, they take the...
by Ashley Peyrard | Jun 5, 2019 | News
In the fall of 2018, the PMRA set out to meet with stakeholders across Canada to seek feedback on the current and future state of the re-evaluation program. As the workload of the PMRA’s re-evaluation program increases, the PMRA is introducing improvements and...
by Ashley Peyrard | May 28, 2019 | Labour campaign, News
We have just published the “More than than a Partnership” video in our awareness campaign in celebration of international farm workers. When you have workers returning year after year, the partnerships reach beyond just the day to day operations of the...
