A lack of qualified local labor forced a Canadian firm to dispose of almost 14,000 cannabis plants after they weren’t harvested in time, costing it nearly $750,000. Since then, the company has doubled its staff thanks in part to Canada’s Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program.
According to a story by By Kristine Owram at Bloomberg.com, demand for labor in Canada’s five-year-old cannabis sector is growing so fast, openings have tripled in the past year to 34 out of every 10,000 job postings, according to employment search engine Indeed.com. Read the story at Bloomberg.com
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