Temporary Foreign Workers
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B.C. restaurateur warns of ‘$30 burgers’ as temporary foreign worker program changesThe federal changes will bar low-wage temporary foreign workers in regions with an unemployment rate over six per cent, while raising the minimum pay rate for high-wage workers.PoliticsNov 7
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Minimum wage for higher-paid temporary foreign workers expected to increaseThe federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream, an official says.CanadaOct 21
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‘We are not taking jobs from Canadians’: Temporary foreign worker on her life in N.B.A woman from Jamaica is speaking out on the harsh working conditions she says she's faced as a temporary foreign worker in New Brunswick.CanadaOct 17
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Burger King wants a manager for $48K. Experts say foreign workers aren’t the answerA Toronto-area Burger King can't fill a manager position, raising questions about the pay it's offering — and whether the temporary foreign workers program is suppressing wages.CanadaOct 15
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Ottawa will cut back again on international students with 2025 capLast month, the federal government said it would limit the number of temporary foreign workers a business can hire in areas with an unemployment rate of six per cent or higher.CanadaSep 18
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Quebec court authorizes temporary foreign worker class action on closed permitsThe lawsuit argues that closed permits for temporary foreign workers in Canada violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.CanadaSep 16
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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
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International students brought by some for ‘abuse,’ not learning: FreelandFreeland’s comments came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government is moving to restrict the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers in Canada.CanadaAug 29
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Ottawa to limit low-wage temporary foreign workers in CanadaThe federal government is moving to restrict the number of temporary foreign workers in Canada, with the exception of some sectors.CanadaAug 26
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Quebec to limit temporary foreign workers in Montreal with six-month freezeThe construction and food processing sectors will be exempt from the cap. The freeze won't apply to workers whose salary is higher than $57,000, the median salary in Quebec.CanadaAug 20
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