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 • 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.
For 2008 (as of Mar. 31, 2008) THESE ARE MINIMUM RATES AS DEFINED BY THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT NOT NECESSARILY THE GOING RATES BEING OFFERED Students Under 18:$8.20/hr
*piece rates do not apply to students Adults:$8.75/hr Strawberries: $0.44/quart
$2.82/ 8 quart flat
$2.15/ 6 quart flat Sweet Cherries: $1.97/ 6-quart basket with stems
$1.82/ 6-quart basket without stems
$3.37/ 11-quart basket with stems
$3.08/ 11-quart basket without stems
Grapes: $1.62/ bushel
$1.94/ winery container
$1.30/ 12 litre master (6x2 or 3x4)
$1.65/ 8 x 2 litre master Grape Pruning: $0.41 - 0.49 pc rate
or must make equivalent of minimum hourly rate
Grape Tying: $0.29 - 0.34 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
