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Citizenship and Immigration committee It's actually not rocket science. Even if the workers have open work permits, if good employers are offering good working conditions and good accommodation, the workers will want to work for them and won't look elsewhere, quite the contrary. On the other hand, if they're employe
November 23rd, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Pilon
Citizenship and Immigration committee That's why we're in favour of an open work permit, but a sectoral one.
November 23rd, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Pilon
Citizenship and Immigration committee As regards the cartels—
November 23rd, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Pilon
Citizenship and Immigration committee RATTMAQ frequently files complaints with the federal government. The main issue raised in those complaints isn't the fact that inspections are being conducted virtually rather than in person on the farm but that we never get any feedback. We're told it's confidential. Consequentl
November 23rd, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Pilon
Citizenship and Immigration committee At RATTMAQ, we're having a lot of discussions with organizations that are involved in the round table, particularly the UPA and FERME, which is represented here today by Borja Torres. We're in favour of the idea of having an open permit, but we'd also agree on a sectoral permit.
November 23rd, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Pilon
Citizenship and Immigration committee I can give you a quick answer to your question by saying that RATTMAQ is a member of the coalition to raise the minimum wage in Quebec. It's clear to us that the minimum wage has to rise because people who are paid minimum wage clearly live below the poverty line. The coalition i
November 23rd, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Pilon
Citizenship and Immigration committee It's the system that's the problem. Unfortunately, this is why there are employers like Jean Lemay. It isn't just Jean Lemay. I've been handling temporary foreign workers since 2008, and I've seen all kinds of conditions on farms, including slavery-like situations. I agree with
November 23rd, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Pilon
Citizenship and Immigration committee Fortunately, we finally got some good decisions after Mr. Lightbound intervened. The refusals started to appear in January. We received eight negative decisions, although the cases seemed to be very similar to previous ones. There was quite a radical change in that regard after
November 23rd, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Pilon
Citizenship and Immigration committee No. We don't know which official made those decisions. We just have a number. Curiously, it was the same number each time.
November 23rd, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Pilon
Citizenship and Immigration committee No, it's not an attack on all employers. The problem isn't the employers; the problem is the program.
November 23rd, 2023Committee meeting
Michel Pilon