‘The vast majority of the TFWs would rather come here and get their PR’: some MPs signal support for extending permanent residency to Canada’s migrant farm labourers

Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 10, says the government is planning to release housing guidelines for farms relying on temporary foreign workers. Consultations are expected to begin in the 'weeks' ahead, according to her office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Beatrice Paez and Palak Mangat

August 6, 2020

As the pandemic brings renewed attention to the vulnerability of migrant workers in the agriculture sector, some MPs are expressing support for extending permanent residency to those who make the yearly pilgrimage between Canada and their home country.

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