A new poll shows Canadian employers may face growing political pressure over their use of temporary foreign workers, with 44 per cent …
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By Wolfgang Depner British Columbia Premier David Eby said the temporary foreign worker program should “be cancelled or significantly reformed” because the province …
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Temporary foreign workers in health care more than doubled in past decade: StatsCan
The number of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in Canada’s health care sector has risen sharply, from 3,200 in 2000 to 57,500 in …
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By Nathan Reiter | Lethbridge Herald The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) is wanting to put a stop to Bill C-2 which is currently …
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B.C. court overturns ruling that Mac’s was liable for recruiter’s actions in temporary foreign worker case
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has set aside a lower court’s finding that Mac’s Convenience Stores Inc. could be held vicariously …
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Migrant workers survey paints ‘a pretty negative’ but cherry-picked picture, farmers say
By Paige Seburn | The Lake Report Niagara-on-the-Lake farmers say they’re proud of how they treat their workers — and frustrated by national …
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Migrant worker calls proposed spike in housing cost payroll deduction ‘wickedness’
By David Baxter An Ontario migrant farm worker says there is “wickedness” in a federal government proposal that could allow employers to charge …
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By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee As the federal government issues fewer permits for foreign workers, some British Columbians say they’re already …
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A class action challenging Canada’s use of employer-specific “closed” work permits has been authorized by the Québec Superior Court, the Association for …
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Quebec says it will drop permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 per year
By Morgan Lowrie Quebec’s immigration minister says the government will drop its permanent immigration targets to as low as 25,000 people per year, …


