Temporary Foreign Worker

• ‘I still feel vulnerable’: Former worker at fined N.B. seafood company speaks out

  A former employee alleged she and her co-workers faced threats that if they complained about conditions, they would be deported back to their home country.

  Canada

  Oct 8
  
• Canada’s temporary foreign workers subject to range of abuses: UN report

  The final report by a United Nations special rapporteur who visited Canada last year says a power imbalance prevents temporary foreign workers from exercising their rights.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2024
  
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• New report raises concerns over labour exploitation of migrant workers during pandemic

  A new report looking at the impact the pandemic had on the exploitation of migrant workers in Canada is raising concerns about an increase in labour trafficking.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2023
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• ‘Very frustrated’; temporary foreign worker stuck in limbo

  Danilo Pizzoleo, a 25-year-old from Grottaglie, a small province in southern Italy, has been stuck in limbo without being able to work.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2022
• Owners of Calgary cleaning company charged with human trafficking

  RCMP say a husband and wife exploited foreign nationals with their Calgary-based cleaning business.

  Crime

  Apr 13, 2021
• New Brunswick reports 1 new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday

  There are now 168 people in the province who have had a confirmed case of COVID-19.

  Health

  Jul 15, 2020
• Coronavirus: Health unit order aims to protect migrant farm workers in Kawarthas, Haliburton, Northumberland

  The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit has issued an order for farms that employ migrant workers to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

  Health

  Jul 9, 2020
• Four temporary foreign workers in British Columbia test positive for COVID-19

  Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said all four were on different flights.

  Apr 29, 2020
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• South Korean family fights to return to Alberta town they now call home

  A South Korean man claims his family is being ordered to leave Canada over a misunderstanding about work permits.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2018
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• Edmonton woman granted permanent residency credits wheelchair rugby for recovery

  Dozens of “steel wheels” hit the court in Edmonton on Saturday for the Capital City Showdown, a wheelchair rugby tournament.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2017