Canadian Agriculture holds the country’s highest job vacancy rate and it’s costing Canada’s agriculture three percent in value. New research by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council this week estimated the losses at 1.5 billion Canadian dollars. Ag Canada reports the study found the gap between labor demand and the domestic Canadian farm workforce now sits at 59,000. Projections indicate that by 2025, the Canadian agriculture workforce could have 114,000 vacant jobs. The study looked only at primary production, not processors or input suppliers. The report says unfilled jobs in Canadian food processing plants force Canadian foods to be processed outside of Canada in places like the U.S. and Mexico. That means Canada has to import its food back into the country after processing, which adds to food costs.
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