Re: Letter: Are these programs foreign worker programs really necessary?
Yes, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is necessary. As a farmer, we actively seek out local employees and are able to find suitable people in the summer months.
Over the past two decades we have employed foreign workers to meet our year-round needs and they have contributed to our growing operation.
We found them to be reliable, eager to learn, willing to work and looking for long-term residency.
We, in turn, have the responsibility to give them a fair wage, employment benefits that a Canadian would receive, safe working conditions and long-term employment.
We employ both Canadian and foreign workers. Canada has a long history of employing workers from overseas because they want to work and live here, get higher wages, and have new experiences and opportunities for themselves and their family.
Darlene Hallett,
Carstairs
