This is a poster from a poster presentation at TESL Ontario, 2017. We apologize for the HTML formatting. (ed.)

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Background

• Last year, more than 18,000 workers came to work on Canadian farms as part of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP)
• Of these workers, more than 3,000 are working on farms in the Niagara region
• The majority of these workers come from either the Caribbean or Mexico
• Although the SAWP is not without its problems, it provides Mexicans with a legal means to 
enter and work in Canada and the opportunity to earn significantly more than they could in 
their home country
• Nevertheless, such opportunity comes at a price,

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