By David Baxter An “overheated” immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada’s decades-old consensus on the …
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Migrant worker advocacy group launches ‘Bad Boss Tour’ campaign targeting employers, government agencies in Ontario
Justice for Migrant Workers (J4MW) has launched a campaign aimed at exposing workplace abuses faced by migrant workers in Ontario and addressing …
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ImmigrationOpinion
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program is a failure, and new immigration limits make a bad situation worse
By Jenna L Hennebry, Wilfrid Laurier University Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) was seemingly set up to fail. Multiple successive governments …
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Newcomers see wage gains outpace national average as median entry pay climbs in 2022
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberNew immigrants to Canada saw their median entry wage climb by 6.7 per cent in 2022, even as the country’s overall real …
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Alberta cancels foreign worker recruitment trip to United Arab Emirates
By Jack Farrell The Alberta government says it has pulled the plug on a foreign worker recruitment mission in the United Arab Emirates …
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By Lisa Ruth Brunner, University of British Columbia and Capucine Coustere, Concordia University Perched on a leather armchair, speaking directly to viewers, …
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Ontario targets immigration fraud with new rules for employers and representatives
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario is set to introduce legislation aimed at cracking down on fraudulent immigration representatives who exploit newcomers, proposing fines and bans for …
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FeaturedImmigrationLabour Shortages
Manitoba launches immigration pilot to address rural labour shortages
The Manitoba government has launched a three-year pilot program partnering with seven rural municipalities and Gambler First Nation to tackle labour shortages …
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Trudeau says he could have acted faster on immigration changes, blames ‘bad actors’
By David Baxter in Ottawa Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government could have acted faster on reining in immigration programs, after blaming …
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By Nick Murray in Ottawa Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says the federal government is overestimating the impact its new immigration plan will have on …