Jobs in BC’S Agricultural Sector

A new online resource is available to learn about jobs and careers in agriculture, while providing farmers, seafood businesses and food processors with a one-stop shop to support their hiring and planning needs.

The new BC Farm, Fish and Food Job Connector will showcase current job vacancies throughout the province, including those for crop and seafood harvesters, food processing and farm workers, agrologists, large machinery operators and marketing specialists. The site also has sector-specific information and guidance to support businesses as they adapt their recruitment and human resource management in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Employers and employees can easily connect to fill vacancies and get more British Columbians working to put fresh and local food on our tables,” said Lana Popham, Minister of Agriculture. news.gov.bc.ca/22296

QUICK FACTS:

• Jobs are available in more than 30 communities in the Fraser Valley, Okanagan,

Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island, as well as in the Kootenays, Cariboo and northern BC.

• There are close to 600 jobs posted on Workbc in the agriculture, seafood and food and beverage sectors.

• BC farms, ranches, seafood and food processing companies generated a record $15 billion in revenue in 2018.