Additional steps to protect agri-food workers during COVID-19

From the office of MPP Toby Barrett

To The Haldimand Press

HALDIMAND—The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing $2.25 million in provincially-licensed meat processing plants to better protect employees and ensure the continued supply of healthy products for consumers during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership), the first stream of the Agri-food Workplace Protection Program will provide funding to implement COVID-19 health and safety measures in provincially-licensed meat plants, including purchasing additional personal protective equipment, redesigning workstations, supporting employees who require mandatory isolation, and work-site mobility and transportation.

“We are tremendously grateful to our meat processors who are providing an essential service to put food on our tables during this unprecedented time. The health and safety of these individuals on the frontlines is paramount,” said Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. “The funding announced today (May 20) will help Ontario meat businesses with the costs of implementing the measures that follow the best public health guidance.”

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