The Ministry of Labour and Social Security on Monday, confirmed the death of a Jamaican farmworker in Canada, who died on Friday, May 26.

The worker died on a farm in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, Canada
 
In a statement, the Ministry said an initial report from the Jamaican Liaison Service in Canada, confirmed that it received notification at approximately 7:25 A.M. on May 26, that the farmworker did not awake that morning, and that efforts by paramedics to resuscitate the worker were unsuccessful.

The worker is said to be a 32-year-old male who is a first-time migrant worker.

Subsequent reports confirmed that the coroner had determined that the death was due to natural causes.
 
The Family Services Unit of the Ministry says it has been providing psycho-social support to the family of the deceased in Jamaica and is making preparations to have the body repatriated to Jamaica.