Hiring farm labourers from Mexico

[Landdownunder]

tad off topic not mexican but relevant, heaps of south africans who got driven off there farms are in australia great guys great workers.

[Tucker]

I don't know about bringing in workers from Mexico, but have you considered finding out if there are any Ukrainians who have moved to your area recently? In some areas there are dozens of families from Ukraine that have moved to Canada in the past few months. From what I understand, it's easier for the families to stay in the province that they land in. Showing up in Saskatoon or Winnipeg (or whatever city) with one suitcase each and trying to find a job and place to live is quite the adventure for many of them. There are organizations helping them settle and find work, and helping with much of the paperwork involved. It might be a lot faster to hire someone like that when their paperwork seems to be fast tracked, and they're already in the country. Perhaps your Spanish is a lot better than your Ukrainian though, so that might be a factor. Apps for translating can be a huge help, so that doesn't need to be a deal breaker.

It shouldn't take much effort to find the right people to get information. Plus, some of the same people might be helpful in knowing how to bring people from Mexico or elsewhere.

[sumdumguy]

I am wondering if Canada Manpower still exists. Back a lot of years, I was a job councillor and we would match employees to employers. We were able to find the answers to questions about specific labour requirements and permits.

[BreadWinner]

If you could somehow advertise in New Brunswick lots of Ukrainian families are looking for work but no jobs. Typical feds dropping them in provinces with no jobs. It might cost you a few airline tickets and help getting them settled but they are great people and excellent workers. The plus side is they like our small towns and they really help out the local economy.

[RD414]

Sorry, didn’t give all the info. The three guys I want to bring up are friends from PV. The one guy is fluent in English because he came here as a kid in high school and spent a couple of terms 20 years ago. They just want three or four months work and then return home. And they want to do it the proper way so they will be able to come back again.