As part of Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP), Canada ensures that seasonal migrant agricultural workers are paid at the level of, or above, local minimum wage and provides other guarantees.

The employer must pay a wage equal to the highest provincial minimum wage, or the rate that Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) determines to be the prevailing wage for the type of agricultural work being performed, or the rate being paid by the employer to Canadian workers performing the same type of agricultural work.

The employer must also pay CanAg Travel the cost of round-trip airfare from either Mexico City (Mexico) or Kingston (Jamaica) to Canada and cover the costs of transportation from the point of arrival in Canada to the place of employment. Part of the cost of the worker’s air travel may be recovered from the employee through regular payroll deductions up to a set maximum. This amount is recouped through regular payroll deductions at a rate of 10% of the worker’s gross pay from the first day of full employment until the maximum is reached.