Mexico won't send any more temporary foreign workers to Canada until it has more clarity on why two died due to COVID-19, the country's ambassador to Canada said Monday.
That means as many as 5,000 temporary foreign workers expected to arrive in Canada in the coming months are being held back, for now.
"So I don't want any finger pointing at these hard-working migrant workers. They're good people, they mean well, and they're hard workers too." But he said the pause is intended to be temporary, respecting the fact that farmers often need workers at specific times, and the government isn't trying to spoil that.The decision to hit pause is a further blow to the agriculture industry which has been struggling to find enough labour to handle this year's planting and harvest season, due in large part to the travel restrictions in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Programs have been implemented at both federal and provincial levels to assist temporary foreign workers since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. They include money to cover the costs of mandatory isolation requirements as well as the purchase of personal protective equipment.
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