Why Cheong Hing Wholesale Meat Has Hired and Kept Staff for 30 Years in Scarborough March 16, 2026This is the last article in a 10-part series about working in chicken processing in Ontario. We've covered wages and roles, the hiring process, safety,...
Automation in Chicken Processing — What's Changing, What's Not, and Why Human Skill Still Wins March 3, 2026There's a narrative floating around that robots are about to replace everyone on a chicken processing floor. Walk into an industry conference, scroll...
Food Safety in Canada's Chicken Processing Plants — HACCP, CFIA, and Why It's Tighter Than You Think February 17, 2026People assume food safety in a processing plant is a poster on the wall and a handwashing station by the door. It's not. In Canadian poultry, it's a...
Immigration and Ontario's Poultry Processing Workforce — How Newcomers Built This Industry February 3, 2026Walk through any chicken processing plant in Ontario and listen. You'll hear Tagalog, Mandarin, Tamil, Spanish, Arabic — sometimes all before lunch....
CUSMA and Canadian Chicken: What the Trade Agreement Actually Changed January 20, 2026Before July 2020, the United States had no dedicated chicken import quota into Canada. Zero. US exporters shared the global WTO quota with everyone else —...
Canada's Supply Management System — Why Your Chicken Always Costs the Same January 6, 2026If you buy chicken at a grocery store in Ontario this week, you'll pay roughly the same price you paid last month. And the month before that. Whole...