Last fall, farms had to deal with this situation. The labour market impact assessments were approved. We were lucky because it happened at the end of the season, when they went to Montreal to work for construction companies.
Unfortunately, what we are experiencing now is that poaching also occurs between farms with different specialties. There are some for whom it has less impact on the bottom line. Some people can afford to pay a higher wage, but that poaching has to stop now. This includes the removal of the job bank that is presented in Spanish.
We have written to Ms. Qualtrough and Ms. Bibeau about this, as solutions must be found and implemented as soon as possible, especially before many foreign workers arrive in April and May.