Growers/Employers

BC Fruit Works: Supporting growers and packers in the BC Interior

As a grower or shipper of cherries, apples, or grapes in the BC Interior, you know how challenging it can be to find agricultural workers each season.

BC Fruit Works is here to help. This collaboration between the BC Cherry Association, BC Fruit Growers’ Association, BC Grape Growers’ Association, BC Tree Fruits Cooperative, and the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food connects regional growers and packers with workers eligible to work in Canada.

Our job-matching process is simple and efficient:

You provide your labour needs to BC Fruit Works.
BC Fruit Works review our job-seeker inventory for eligible candidates.
We forward the contact information for eligible workers to the you.
Then you can connect directly with the workers who are interested.
We will follow-up with you to confirm hiring decision.

It’s a win-win for everyone involved!

Ready to sign up as a participating employer?

If you are unsure of your labour needs for this year, or even if you are certain that you do not need workers this year, you can still register as an Employer. You will receive all of the HR benefits, and you can contact us at any time if need workers.

Grower Sign Up Form

Company Name(Required)

Email(Required)

Enter Email Confirm Email

Company Contact Name(Required)

First Last

Location(Required)

Do you know your labour needs for this season?(Required)

Number of Roles to be Filled(Required)

Type of Work - eg Picking, Packing etc(Required)

Type of Fruit(Required)

Start Date for the New Worker(Required)

Duration of Employment / End Date(Required)

Work Shifts Available (if applicable)

Pay: $ per (hour/lb/bin/bushel/tote)(Required)

Please indicate any other incentives or amenities offered to workers(Required)

Do you have AgSafe Membership?(Required)

Do you require a resume?(Required)

How did you hear about BC Fruit Works?(Required)

Resources for Employers

As an added value for employers, BC Fruit Works will provide you with multiple resources to help facilitate the hiring process, once you sign up as a participating employer. These resources include HR policy documents, tax forms, new hire forms, onboarding checklists, and more.

Access the Resources Here

Have you heard about our 2024 labor supply research project?

The goal of the project is to gain a better understanding of the domestic labour market to identify policies, actions, and strategies for addressing labour shortages. Learn more here.

Let’s move forward together!

Sign up here to register as a farm worker!

Sign up here to register as an employer!

Farm Workers Producers/Employers FAQs About Us

BC Fruit Works
Tel: (250) 859-2877
info@BCFruitWorks.com

Funding Acknowledgement

Funding Provided By:

The Government of British Columbia and the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC are pleased to participate in the delivery of this website. We are committed to working with our industry partners to address issues of importance to the agriculture and agri-food industry in British Columbia. Opinions expressed in this website are those of BC Fruit Works and not necessarily those of the Investment Agriculture Foundation or the Government of British Columbia.

Collaborating organizations

BC Fruit Works is a collaborative initiative between the BC Cherry Association, BC Fruit Growers’ Association, BC Grapegrowers’

Association, BC Tree Fruits Cooperative, and the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

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