Hi Everyone,
You may be interested in these webinars:
FEBRUARY 2, 2021 | 12 pm – 1:00 pm
Enhanced Agri-Food Workplace Protection Program – Apply Now for Funding
Speaker: Bradley Shaw, OMAFRA
Live event. Advance registration required.
Funding is available through this program to help eligible farm businesses with expenses related to the COVID-19 response. Bradley Shaw from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will provide an overview of the program, eligible expenses and how to submit your application. A question and answer period will follow the presentation.
Click here to register
FEBRUARY 10, 2021 | 12 pm – 1 pm
WSIB and COVID-19: Here to Help in the Event of an Outbreak
Speaker: Kendra Holliday-Bryant, WSIB
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board understands that a COVID-19 outbreak can be an overwhelming experience for an agricultural business during these changing times. The WSIB is here to help. Please join Kendra Holliday-Bryant, Stakeholder Relations Manager for a session on how WSIB is able to work with you should you experience an outbreak. She will cover topics on reporting obligations, foreign agricultural worker policy, wage reimbursement, and the single point of contact process. The WSIB’s goal when an outbreak occurs is to get you back to what is important to you, running your business.
Live event. Advance registration required.
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FEBRUARY 11, 2021 | 12 pm – 1 pm
Access to Labour in 2021: Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program & HR Resources for Farm Employers
Speakers: Ken Forth, FARMS/LICC; Portia MacDonald-Dewhirst, CAHRC
Live event. Advance registration required.
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REMINDER:
MLTSD Temporary Foreign Agricultural Workers Initiative 2021
Growers employing TFWs are encouraged to tune into the Ministry of Labour’s webinar on February 3rd about the Ministry’s new inspection initiative which includes farms with TFWs. The webinar will include details and background about the inspections which should be helpful information for growers to prepare for a potential inspection.
Time: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 10:00 – 11:30am
Registration link: https://www.meetview.com/
