Immigration Minister Sean Fraser was unavailable for an interview due to travel.Ī department spokesperson told CBC in an email they are assessing the pilot "and the possible extension beyond its scheduled expiry." and Marcel Smellink, who came to Canada from the Netherlands in 1980s and nows runs a farm in Iroquois, Ont. We discuss if immigration is the awnser with Evan Fraser, the director of the Arrell Food Institute and co-author of a new report about the future of farming in Canada Allan Millican, co-owner of Covered Bridge Haskap Orchards in Head of Millstream, N.B. Around 40 per cent of Canadian farmers are set to retire next decade, and many don’t have a succession plan. The Current 23:34 Canadian farming is facing a crisis - could immigration be the answer? Farming is facing a crisis in Canada. 40 per cent of farmers to retire by 2033: reportĪbout 40 per cent of Canadian farmers are expected to retire within the next 10 years, while 66 per cent of farmers don't have a succession plan, according to a recent report from RBC.Īt the same time, researchers expect the agriculture industry to be down 24,000 farm, nursery and greenhouse workers. Some worry, however, current programs aren't set up to attract or support that workforce. Researchers say Canada needs 30,000 new immigrants like Khan to either start up their own farms, or take over existing ones, to avoid a looming labour crisis in the agriculture industry. Getting into Canada's ag sector was the natural move, but Khan warns other migrants it's not easy. He said goodbye to his family farm and 20-year career in agriculture advising farmers on chemical and fertilizer use. Khan left Pakistan in 2018 so his kids could go to school in Canada. This year, it's red lentils," said the father of two who farms near Yorkton, Sask. As Rehan Khan scans his 160 acres of muddy, partially snow-covered field, he sees golden - and red - opportunity.
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