The majority of the losses came from engineering.

Trump may have repeatedly urged U.S. businesses to "hire American," but his own Mar-a-Lago resort doesn't appear to be heeding his call.

The law that raised minimum wage also established rules that introduce pay inequities among part-time workers, small businesses say.

He allegedly counselled the workers to lie about their wages if they wanted to stay in Canada - with some working for as low as $3.13 per hour.

The labour ministry's investigation determined that Fiera "failed to ensure that a worker near a source of entanglement secured all loose clothing, as required."

With Parliament poised to look at changes to how temporary foreign workers are treated, people who came as live-in caregivers are speaking out about what they call injustices within the federal programs.

What will the world of work look like in the future? More flexible and less stable, experts say.

How the federal government's changes to the temporary foreign workers program will affect foreign workers, Canadian workers and employers.

Employers in places with high unemployment won't be allowed to apply for temporary foreign workers in the lowest wage and skill groups in the accommodation, food service and retail sectors.

Not one Canadian employer of temporary foreign workers has been inspected to date despite a Conservative government promise to do so during last year's initial overhaul of the controversial program.