A coalition of agriculture groups says New Brunswick’s ban on temporary foreign workers is putting an already strained food system on the verge of collapse.
The National Farmers Union in New Brunswick along with the Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick and a group called Really Local Harvest say the province already relies heavily on food from outside New Brunswick. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] They say the ban on the temporary foreign workers may be the difference between make or break for many farms in the province.
Many farmers say they’ve been forced to scale back on what they plant. Premier Blaine Higgs imposed the ban on the temporary foreign workers last month as part of border