The Farm Labour Pool Niagara
Funded by the United Way
A year round service since 1996

Throughout the year many kinds of positions become available:

Casual Work
• Harvesting fruits, vegetables and flowers
• Snow and ice removal
• General labour on farms, greenhouses, nurseries
• General labour with landscapers

Relief Work
• Dairy workers
• Poultry workers

Seasonal Work
• Greenhouse workers
• Nursery workers
• Vineyard workers
• Fruit farm workers

Full Time Permanent Work
• Greenhouse workers
• Dairy and livestock workers
• Poultry workers
• Vineyard workers
• Fruit farm workers
• Landscape workers
• Nursery workers
• Machine operators
• Infrastructure maintenance workers
• Shipper / receivers
• Drivers – delivery and long haul

AND MANY MORE

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Must be 14 years of age or older
• Must legally be able to work in Canada
• Must supply a recent resume and references

REGISTRATION:
To register come in to one of our four locations. If you live outside of the Niagara Region click here to register on-line.

WAGE RATES FOR 2009

(from Mar. 31, 2009 to Apr. 1, 2010)

THESE ARE MINIMUM RATES AS DEFINED BY THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT NOT NECESSARILY THE GOING RATES BEING OFFERED

Students Under 18: $8.90/hr
*piece rates do not apply to students

Adults: $9.50/hr

Strawberries:
$0.47/quart
$2.89/ 8 quart flat
$2.22/ 6 quart flat

Sweet Cherries:
$2.04/ 6-quart basket with stems
$1.89/ 6-quart basket without stems
$3.45/ 11-quart basket with stems
$3.16/ 11-quart basket without stems

Sour Cherries:
$1.89/ 6-quart basket
$3.16/ 11-quart basket

Pears:
$1.81/bushel

Raspberries:
$0.50/pint 

Grapes:
$1.69/ bushel
$2.02/ winery container
$1.37/ 12 litre master (6x2 or 3x4)
$1.71/ 8 x 2 litre master

Grape Pruning:
$0.45 - 0.53 pc rate
or must make equivalent of minimum hourly rate

Grape Tying:
$0.32 - 0.38 pc rate
or must make equivalent of minimum hourly rate

THESE ARE MINIMUM RATES AS DEFINED BY THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT NOT NECESSARILY THE GOING RATES BEING OFFERED

Check out the 'Employment Standards Act'

Click here to Visit the Service Canada Job Bank

 

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