Hiring Seasonal Apiary Workers Make Sure Your Advertising Covers LMIA Requirements Beekeepers always make every effort to recruit skilled local apiary workers first. However, when suitable local skilled workers cannot be found to meet seasonal labour needs, a beekeeper may need to apply for an LMIA to hire temporary foreign workers. When advertising for seasonal...
Why Alberta beekeepers need foreign AND local workers By Kieran Brett, for Alberta Beekeepers Commission There’s a lot of talk about reserving agricultural jobs for Canadians, rather than inviting foreign workers in. In this special report from Alberta Beekeepers Commission, we check in on two Alberta honey operations and their local and foreign staff, to...
With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading fast world-wide, the Alberta Beekeepers Commission (ABC) would like to extend our thoughts to all of those who have been impacted by this virus. At this time, we want to reassure Eligible Producers that the ABC is continuing to provide support to producers as we work through the immediate issues...