Food security concerns will become more prominent, and the world needs Canadian agriculture

As an industry predominantly located in rural communities with seasonal labour needs, Canadian farmers cannot find enough workers to realize agriculture’s full potential.

Many Canadian farmers rely on predictable access to international workers with an interest in coming to work on Canadian farms, writes CSG Senator Rob Black and Keith Currie, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Image courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY CSG SENATOR ROB BLACK AND KEITH CURRIE

March 18, 2024

We are fortunate to live in a country with abundant natural resources, and a highly productive agriculture sector that plays a major role in the Canadian economy. In 2022, the whole agriculture and agri-food system in Canada employed over two million people and

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