COVID-19 pandemic — are taking to the streets in cities across Canada today, calling on Ottawa to grant them greater rights and protections.Temporary foreign farm labourers, care workers, international students and undocumented workers who have been working throughout the pandemic as “essential workers” say they are being left behind by the Canadian government.
Migrant farm workers ‘hid’ from coronavirus testing in Windsor-Essex: Doug Ford Many have fallen ill and cannot access medical treatment, while others have not received wage top-ups offered to other essential workers — all because of their non-permanent status in Canada.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Meanwhile, migrant or undocumented.