04-19-2020, 11:30 AM
(04-18-2020, 06:15 PM)kylake Wrote:Quote:Tim wrote: Is there a shortage of workers in Nova Scotia? Why wouldn't they hire Canadians?Not sure where you are from but hard manual agricultural work is not something most folks want. They (white folks) didn't in the colonial days and they don't now. I did it as a kid (US) but you cannot find a kid or adult that wants to do it now. If they do, it is first paycheck and they quit, because the work is so demanding.
If it was not for immigrants the work would go undone and crops would either not be planted or spoil in the fields from lack of harvest. To the best of my knowledge it has been like this everywhere US and Canada for decades.
Well I live in Saskatchewan, at the risk of sounding stereotypical as an American you may not have a clue where that is - or what it's like. My province has the largest amount of seeded farmland by FAR in Canada. My wifes parents harvest over 5000 acres every year. It's obviously different than hand seeding, harvesting; but long shitty hours for sure. They hire farm help every year but they pay a lot more than $12.50/hr, but they also need experience operating equipment.