Foreign Workers
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Union warns of possible foreign worker exploitation on St. Paul’s Hospital buildSheck said there were between 10 and 15 workers from the Philippines, who were in the country on tourist and student visas, and who were being paid below market rates.EconomyMay 22, 2025
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Alberta government cancels foreign worker recruitment trip to United Arab EmiratesImmigration Minister Muhammad Yaseen says he decided to cancel the trip after reviewing its purpose.PoliticsDec 9, 2024
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Visitors can no longer apply for work permits while in CanadaThe federal government ended the COVID-19-era policy that was introduced to help visitors who couldn’t leave the country due to pandemic-related travel restrictions.CanadaAug 30, 2024
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‘I expected better’: B.C. temporary foreign worker says he was exploitedAriefs, who Global News is not identifying because he fears retaliation or speaking out, came to Canada after seeing a job with Concord Wall Painting advertised in a YouTube ad.PoliticsAug 29, 2024
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Foreign workers seek Canadian government protectionWith Mexican music blasting and people dancing, the party atmosphere at a downtown Montreal protest Wednesday belied the serious concern among many of the participants.CanadaNov 22, 2023
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Airline caterer named in Quebec class action denies exploiting foreign workersThe company is named in an application for a class-action lawsuit that alleges more than 400 people were lured to Canada under false premises by a Montreal-area placement agency.CanadaOct 4, 2023
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Proposed class action claims foreign workers exploited by Quebec recruiter, airline catererThe workers centre is acting on behalf of more than 400 people since 2021 who it says were falsely promised they would be given work permits and legitimate jobs in Canada.CanadaOct 3, 2023
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As Canada attracts temporary foreign workers, calls grow for more immigration pathsAs hotel and restaurant owners increasingly turn to temporary foreign workers to fill labour gaps, there are growing calls to give those workers more paths to permanent residency.CanadaJun 16, 2023
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Lost precious documents in the wildfires? IRCC will replace them for freeThe documents that can be replaced for free include passports, citizenship certificates, permanent resident cards and other critical documents.CanadaJun 13, 2023
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‘Good news’: Nixing Canadian experience rule spells opportunity for foreign engineers in Ontario"It is good news, " Zaitsev said in an interview. "It helps to get a job in Canada, an engineering job.”CanadaJun 2, 2023
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