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Temporary Foreign Workers Make Up Just 1 per cent of Canada’s Labour Force, CFIB Says

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Temporary Foreign Workers Make Up Just 1 per cent of Canada’s Labour Force, CFIB Says - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Steven SukkauLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterWinnipeg Sun A new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is pushing back against what it calls “misguided narratives” surrounding Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), arguing that recent federal restrictions are making it harder for small businesses to survive amid persistent labour shortages. CFIB’s latest research snapshot,
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
grannycanuck.bsky.social
TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS - the facts
Two easy to follow videos from TV Ontario for #poiLIEvre #CPC & followers of same
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#TFW #TFWs #Canada #cdnPoli #canPoli #TVO #TemporaryForeignWorkers
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
canadaimmignews.bsky.social
#canadaimmigration #lmia #temporaryforeignworkers #workincanada #canadaimmigrationnews #foreignworkers #globaltalentstream
October 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
atheistactor.bsky.social
Some economists caution against drawing a direct line between the program and difficulties that young Canadians face in finding work. 

#Canada #Canpoli #TemporaryForeignWorkers
October 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
jryerson.bsky.social
The hypocrisy of attacking the people you need to serve your #Conservative elitists #Poilievre
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Exclusive Tory club hires temporary foreign workers under program Pierre Poilievre vows to kill
Toronto's Albany Club, a bastion of the conservative establishment, used the temporary foreign worker program to hire staff.
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October 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
stacescases2.bsky.social
What the first projects on PM @mark-carney.bsky.social ’s approval fast track signal about the government’s direction. MPs return to #Parliament Monday, but have the dynamics shifted? And #Conservatives target the #TemporaryForeignWorkers 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #ABleg #ABpoli
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At Issue | Carney’s infrastructure fast track
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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September 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
jryerson.bsky.social
Facts and truth, concepts that the #ConservativePartyofCanada seems to have lost when people like Farage and Trump are let into our living rooms. #temporaryforeignworkers www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: How did the Temporary Foreign Worker program come to be the scapegoat for all our ills?
There is no economic law that says it’s wrong to increase the supply of labour
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September 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
thorchrs.bsky.social
👇🇨🇦 Experts Say No #MorePoilievreLies
"Are temporary foreign workers taking young Canadians' jobs? Here's what experts think" #TemporaryForeignWorkers #Canada
Are temporary foreign workers taking young Canadians' jobs? Here's what experts think | CBC News
As some federal and provincial politicians argue that Canada’s temporary foreign worker program is stopping young Canadians from finding good-paying jobs, some experts say migrant workers aren't to bl...
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September 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
stacescases2.bsky.social
Conservative leader #PierrePoilievre is calling to abolish the #TemporaryForeignWorkers program. I discuss the UN report that raised serious issues with how employers are treating these workers, the response from PM @mark-carney.bsky.social, and the NDP position. 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli
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Pierre Poilievre Manages To Raise A Real Issue | 'Temporary Foreign Workers' Breakdown
YouTube video by The Rational National
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September 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
kathleenwester.bsky.social
Typically, workers leave jobs because of bad bosses and bullying in the work place. Instead of using #TemporaryForeignWorkers 🇨🇦 employers should pay better and promote respect in the work place. Some employers prefer #TFWs because they can abuse them and under pay them.
#EqualRights for #TFWs.
September 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
sherrymason.bsky.social
I agree with Dan Kelly, CFIB president, Poilievre's suggestion that the temporary foreign worker program "be permanently scrapped is just ridiculous."
Is this his best economic/immigration policy idea or is it just a dog whistle?
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Poilievre calls for temporary foreign worker program to be scrapped | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants the federal government to scrap its temporary foreign worker program, saying it has flooded the market with cheap labour and made it harder for young Canadia...
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September 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
frankdomenic.bsky.social
The hate and racism generated when corporations hire a temporary foreign worker is a feature, not a bug, for the owning capitalist class. #canada #frankdomenic🍁 #cdnpoli #temporaryforeignworkers #lmia #lmiajobs #lmiacanada
August 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
immigcanada.bsky.social
#canadaimmigration #immigcanada #workincanada #temporaryforeignworkers #canadaeconomy #hospitalitycanada #labourmarket #workincanada
August 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If we are serious about #elbowsup and #canadianindependence, we’re going to have to learn to recruit #Canadianyouth and #Canadianworkers and not rely on #temporaryforeignworkers to staff retail and restaurant trades @thestar.com
August 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
electricbluesfan.bsky.social
6/9 From tariff troubles to cuts in the temporary foreign workers program, unique challenges are hitting construction and agriculture.

"It's not necessarily that positions are being lost; it's that employers are having trouble filling those positions," Roach explained.
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August 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
jemphatically.bsky.social
Isa Carlin, Migrante Alberta: "There are undocumented children in this province who haven’t been to elementary school in months or years because of their immigration status."

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#G7Summit #migrantrights #water #education #immigration #temporaryforeignworkers

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VIDEOS: Protesters reminded G7 "water is life, a human right, and can be a weapon of war"
Video Clips Part 2: A sample of speeches from the G7 summit protest
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July 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
immigcanada.bsky.social
#immigcanada #foreignworkers #canadaimmigration #temporaryforeignworkers #canada #workerprotection #publicconsultation #canadanews #ircc #immigrationlaw
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
immigcanada.bsky.social
#canadaimmigration #temporaryforeignworkers #immigcanada #tfwp #workincanada #jamiljivani #immigrationpolicy #canadanews #labourmarket #immigrationupdate
May 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
cercmigration.bsky.social
Despite Ottawa's pledge to reduce #temporaryresidents from 7% to under 5% of the population by 2027, 🇨🇦 admitted 176,805 #temporaryforeignworkers in Q1 of 2025. BMO Lab director Marshia Akbar questions whether the government's reduction targets are achievable.
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Admissions of temporary foreign workers to Canada buck a recent trend
A spike in foreign workers admitted to Canada calls into question whether Ottawa can cut the proportion of temporary residents in the overall population to under 5 per cent by 2027.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
immigcanada.bsky.social
#canadaworkpermit #immigcanada #ircc #portofentry #canadaimmigration #irccnews #cbsa #workincanada #temporaryforeignworkers #canadajobs
May 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
larryneufeldsk.bsky.social
'A Business Model to Suppress Wages' #wages #workersrights #temporaryforeignworkers thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
‘A Business Model to Suppress Wages’ | The Tyee
Ironworkers Local 97 is calling for the Liberals and Conservatives to overhaul the temporary foreign worker program.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
minibubbly.bsky.social
P.E.I. to implement new protections for temporary foreign workers in April #pei #peipoli #TemporaryForeignWorkers

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P.E.I. to implement new protections for temporary foreign workers in April
The Prince Edward Island government will implement new rules aimed at protecting temporary foreign workers and regulating recruiters this spring.
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February 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
thorchrs.bsky.social
👇🇨🇦"Canada's new limits on temporary foreign workers are now in effect. Here's what changed"
#TemporaryForeignWorkers #Immigration #Canada
Canada's new limits on temporary foreign workers are now in effect. Here's what changed
New changes to Canada's temporary foreign worker program are now in effect. Here's what to know.
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September 27, 2024 at 6:30 PM
the-14.com
The real issue at the heart of Canada’s meat processing industry isn’t labour shortages — it’s low wages
#Alberta #Canada #Labour #Immigration #FoodProcessing #LowWages #TemporaryForeignWorkers #LaborRights #FairPay #UnsafeConditions #MeatProcessing #Meat
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The real issue at the heart of Canada’s meat processing industry isn’t labour shortages — it’s low wages | The-14
Canada's meat industry relies on low wages, not a labor shortage, exploiting temporary foreign workers under poor conditions.
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September 9, 2024 at 1:35 AM
larryneufeldsk.bsky.social
70 per cent of federal temporary foreign worker housing inspections are announced to the employer prior to inspection, despite being triggered primarily by worker complaints. #temporaryforeignworkers #Cndpoli #Canada #labourrights www.nationalobserver.com/2024/08/21/n...
Employers given heads up in 70% of migrant worker housing inspections
70 per cent of federal temporary foreign worker housing inspections are announced to the employer prior to inspection, despite being triggered primarily by worker complaints
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August 21, 2024 at 1:11 PM