Temporary Foreign Workers
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Nearly half of Canadians support scrapping Temporary Foreign workers program: pollA new poll suggests nearly half of Canadians support the idea of ending the Temporary Foreign Workers program, with the Prairie provinces showing the strongest response.Economy1 hour
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Temporary foreign worker program should be ‘reformed significantly or cancelled’: EbyEby said the program is contributing to youth unemployment while putting stress on infrastructure and services like housing and schools and should be revamped or canclled.PoliticsSep 4
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End Canada’s temporary foreign worker program, Poilievre saysThe proposal comes amid growing scrutiny and concerns about whether access to less expensive labour through the program can hurt the potential for wage growth.CanadaSep 3
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‘Our town’s going to collapse’: Northern B.C. businesses demand Ottawa revisit immigration, work permit cutsCommunity Futures Development Corporation says Prince Rupert is at risk due to federal government changes to immigration and work permit policies.PoliticsJul 1
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WestJet walks back plans to hire temporary foreign workers as pilotsWestJet won't be hiring temporary foreign workers as pilots, the company said Thursday, citing "economic uncertainty"CanadaApr 17
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Banff, Lake Louise businesses say TFW program changes will lead to closuresHundreds of hospitality workers are set to leave Alberta's resort towns of Banff and Lake Louise after changes to the federal government's temporary foreign worker program.EconomyFeb 28
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Okanagan winery banned from hiring foreign workersA B.C. organization that helps migrant workers says it's been contacted by employees of an Okanagan winery that has been banned from hiring temporary foreign workers and fined.LifestyleJan 8
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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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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, 2024
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