By Ollie Williams and Aastha Sethi | Cabin Radio Yellowknife resident Sarmistha Mustafi moved to the city last year as her final attempt …
Temporary Foreign Worker Program
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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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FeaturedImmigration
NDP calls on federal government to allow open work permits for temporary workers
By David Baxter A parliamentary committee is calling on the government to change how it handles permits for temporary workers after a UN …
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Employment LawFeaturedImmigrationRecruitment
Mac’s Convenience Stores found vicariously liable for agent’s breach of fiduciary duty in class action over foreign worker fees
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberIn a ruling of interest to employers using third-party recruiters, the British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that Mac’s Convenience Stores is …
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FeaturedImmigration
Ottawa raises wage threshold in temporary foreign worker program
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberEmployers seeking to hire through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program will face stricter rules as the federal government raises the wage …
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By Kate Swanson, Dalhousie University; Alyssa Weeks, Dalhousie University, and Elizabeth Fitting, Dalhousie University Every year, thousands of migrant workers arrive in …
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FeaturedImmigration
Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program set to take effect in late September
The federal government has announced additional details and next steps regarding upcoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program, set to …
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Employment LawFeaturedImmigrationRemote Working
Foreign worker not eligible for OHIP because she works remotely for company located in Quebec, Nova Scotia: Board
In a decision handed down by the Health Services Appeal and Review Board, an Ontario worker and her family were denied continued …
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Employment LawFeaturedImmigration
Quebec court greenlights temporary foreign worker class action on closed permits
Quebec’s Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit involving temporary foreign workers who are suing the federal government over work permits that …
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CompensationOpinion
The real issue at the heart of Canada’s meat processing industry isn’t labour shortages — it’s low wages
By Bronwyn Bragg, University of Lethbridge and M Jennifer Hyndman, York University, Canada A United Nations special rapporteur recently released a damning …