Migrant Workers

• N.S. migrant workers will not immediately gain access to public health care

  Nova Scotia Labour Minister Nolan Young is rejecting a recommendation to grant immediate access to public health care for migrant workers in the province. 

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2025
  
• Report raises concerns about human rights of N.S. female migrant workers

  Over half of the women surveyed reported overcrowding at employer-provided housing, with 62 per cent reporting too few washrooms and other facilities. 

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2025
  
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• ‘Here, life is hard’: Migrant workers from Mexico sue N.B. company for alleged mistreatment

  Two migrant workers from Mexico are suing a New Brunswick seafood processing company for what they allege was "widespread exploitation" and mistreatment.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2024
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• Migrant farm workers are taking Ottawa to court over EI. Here’s why.

  A new-class lawsuit taking the federal government to court is arguing that the genesis of tied work permits racist and deprives migrant workers of rights and benefits.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2024
• ‘Let the process run its course’: Lawyer of accused in alleged migrant sex assault case

  An Okanagan winemaker accused of sexually assaulting a Mexican woman in his employ, is waiting to see how the investigation unfolds, says his lawyer. 

  Crime

  Jan 11, 2024
• Tribunal rules in favour of injured migrant workers seeking more compensation

  Six years after a devastating injury on an Ontario farm, Leroy Thomas says he's finally feeling hopeful about the future.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2023
• Lack of workplace safety led to foreign worker’s death at Quebec farm: report

  The findings of the report were made public Thursday from Quebec's workplace safety board, which investigated the October 2022 death at a farm in Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, Mauricie.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2023
• Canada reviewing allegations Ontario farm wrongfully dismissed migrant workers

  An advocacy group supporting the migrant workers says the six men allege they were abruptly dismissed this month after a one-day protest over living conditions.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2023
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• Wellness checks underway for migrant workers amid B.C. wildfires

  A tip-line is running, available in over 200 languages, and an online reporting tool where TFWs can report situations that compromise the health and safety of workers.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2023
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• Hundreds of migrant workers among B.C. wildfire evacuees. What do they face?

  Organizations working with temporary foreign workers in B.C. are raising concerns about the safety of evacuation and working conditions as the fires continue to burn.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2023