Consultation on proposed new requirements for housing requirements to secure an LMIA
September 9, 2024 | Documents
NCFA participated in the consultation offered by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) on proposed new requirements for housing requirements to secure an LMIA.
It is important to note that foreign workers hired in the fed cattle sector are not seasonal. They are often employed with the goal of eventually obtaining permanent residency or returning to the same farm annually. Therefore, workers are accommodated in various types of housing such as detached or attached single-family homes, single-family mobile or modular homes, and duplex or fourplex-style accommodations. These homes are usually situated on the farm where they work, on a neighbouring farm or rural property, or within an adjoining town or village.
Within these various housing options, homes are either occupied by a single worker and their immediate family, or a small group of single workers where each can have their own bedroom. This is standard practice across the beef feedlot sector, and is not dissimilar to housing circumstances of the vast majority of Canadians.
For the reasons outlined above, Canada’s fed cattle industry currently either meets or exceeds the 12 principles laid out in the consultation document.