Canada’s temporary foreign worker program a ‘breeding ground’ for contemporary slavery: UN report

Canada’s temporary foreign worker program was launched more than 60 years ago to help ease labour shortages, but a United Nations report is now slamming it as a “breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.” Mackenzie Gray explains why, as calls grow to overhaul how Canada treats migrant workers.

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