Burden of heat-related illness among migrant and temporary foreign agricultural workers (MTFAWs)

Summary

Project ID: 2025-012/2026 0950 199 000

Project title: Burden of heat-related illness among migrant and temporary foreign agricultural workers (MTFAWs)

Type of response: Research project

Knowledge User: Migrant and Temporary Foreign Agricultural Worker Program (MTFAW), Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc.

ICES Scientist: Refik Saskin, Lesley Plumptre

Summary: Workers’ compensation statistics on heat related episodes do not include migration status, and most health data does not include it. We understand a new linkage between IRCC and ICES data may make this possible to help us answer the question, ‘what is the burden of heat-related illness among migrant and temporary foreign agricultural workers (MTFAWs)?’

Status: In progress