Seasonal workers and farm businesses continue to benefit from the province’s publicly funded quarantine program, which covers the cost of meals and accommodations for incoming foreign workers during their mandatory self-isolation period. The program remains in place despite a federal requirement since January 7 for all international arrivals to test negative for COVID-19 prior to …
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Province covers quarantine costs
BC will cover the cost of quarantining seasonal farm workers arriving in BC this spring. “The province will fund hotel and food-service costs during the 14-day self-isolation period,” the province announced in an information bulletin issued April 14. The announcement follows a federal announcement this week that employers in the agrifood sector would receive $1,500 …