in visible , ▁profile d , ▁and ▁power less .” ▁Many ▁Ind igen ous ▁women ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁felt ▁press ured ▁into ▁signing ▁consent ▁forms ▁for ▁the ▁procedure ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁labour ▁or ▁in ▁operating ▁rooms . ▁This ▁report ▁has ▁suggested ▁that ▁a ▁nation wide ▁study ▁is ▁done ▁to ▁accur ately ▁understand ▁how ▁many ▁Ind igen ous ▁women ▁were ▁affected ▁by ▁this . ▁The ▁class , ▁region , ▁and ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁did ▁come ▁into ▁play ▁when ▁there ▁was ▁co er ced ▁ster il ization . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁formal ▁ap ology ▁was ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁S ask ato on ▁Health ▁Region ▁for ▁being ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁co er ced ▁ster il ization ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁women ▁and ▁recogn izing ▁that ▁rac ism ▁was ▁a ▁factor . ▁Co er ced ▁ster il izations ▁are ▁still ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁Canada , ▁as ▁recently ▁as ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁There ▁is ▁currently ▁law su its ▁against ▁certain ▁provincial ▁govern ments ▁by ▁Ind igen ous ▁women ▁who ▁under w ent ▁co er ced ▁ster il izations . ▁ ▁M igr ant ▁Women ▁and ▁Tem por ary ▁Farm ▁Work ers ▁in ▁Canada ▁ ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁temporary ▁farm ▁workers , ▁many ▁being ▁women , ▁migr ate ▁to ▁Canada ▁through ▁the ▁“ Se ason al ▁Agricult ural ▁Work ers ▁Program ” ▁( SA WP ), ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Canada ’ s ▁Tem por ary ▁Foreign ▁Work er ▁Program ▁( TF WP ). ▁Research ers ▁who