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
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
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.
#EqualRights for #TFWs.
September 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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.
#EqualRights for #TFWs.
#canadaimmigration #immigcanada #workincanada #temporaryforeignworkers #canadaeconomy #hospitalitycanada #labourmarket #workincanada
August 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The program is temporary only in name, and has created a permanent low-wage “under-class” who are subject to working in exploitative conditions #temporaryforeignworkers #Canada #immigration #modernslavery #workersrights
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James McLean: Exploitation of temporary foreign workers is a problem Canada must fight
The program is temporary only in name, and has created a permanent low-wage “under-class” who are subject to working in exploitative conditions.
www.readtheline.ca
March 1, 2024 at 3:39 PM
The program is temporary only in name, and has created a permanent low-wage “under-class” who are subject to working in exploitative conditions #temporaryforeignworkers #Canada #immigration #modernslavery #workersrights
www.readtheline.ca/p/james-mcle...
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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?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #temporaryforeignworkers
Is this his best economic/immigration policy idea or is it just a dog whistle?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #temporaryforeignworkers
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...
www.cbc.ca
September 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #temporaryforeignworkers
Is this his best economic/immigration policy idea or is it just a dog whistle?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #temporaryforeignworkers
#canadaworkpermit #immigcanada #ircc #portofentry #canadaimmigration #irccnews #cbsa #workincanada #temporaryforeignworkers #canadajobs
May 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
#canadaimmigration #lmia #temporaryforeignworkers #workincanada #canadaimmigrationnews #foreignworkers #globaltalentstream
October 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Some economists caution against drawing a direct line between the program and difficulties that young Canadians face in finding work.
#Canada #Canpoli #TemporaryForeignWorkers
#Canada #Canpoli #TemporaryForeignWorkers
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
As for business leaders Burke and Higginson, they said they are open to tweaking the temporary foreign worker program, but emphasized they think it should continue.
As for business leaders Burke and Higginson, they said they are open to tweaking the temporary foreign worker program, but emphasized they think it should continue.
3 problems with the TFW program and 3 possible fixes, according to experts | CBC News
For years, economists, advocates and others have raised concerns about the program and the degree to which some employers have come to rely on it. Here’s a look at some of the problems — and some pote...
www.cbc.ca
October 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Some economists caution against drawing a direct line between the program and difficulties that young Canadians face in finding work.
#Canada #Canpoli #TemporaryForeignWorkers
#Canada #Canpoli #TemporaryForeignWorkers
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
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
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.
#TemporaryForeignWorkers
"It's not necessarily that positions are being lost; it's that employers are having trouble filling those positions," Roach explained.
#TemporaryForeignWorkers
August 9, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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.
#TemporaryForeignWorkers
"It's not necessarily that positions are being lost; it's that employers are having trouble filling those positions," Roach explained.
#TemporaryForeignWorkers
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
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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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.
🔗: www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
🔗: www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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.
www.thestar.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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.
🔗: www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Temporary Foreign Workers Make Up Just 1 per cent of Canada’s Labour Force, CFIB Says
#CBIF #CommunityNewspaper #labour #PADailyHerald #ruralroots #TemporaryForeignWorkers
paherald.sk.ca/?p=217131
#CBIF #CommunityNewspaper #labour #PADailyHerald #ruralroots #TemporaryForeignWorkers
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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
Temporary Foreign Workers Make Up Just 1 per cent of Canada’s Labour Force, CFIB Says
#CBIF #CommunityNewspaper #labour #PADailyHerald #ruralroots #TemporaryForeignWorkers
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#CBIF #CommunityNewspaper #labour #PADailyHerald #ruralroots #TemporaryForeignWorkers
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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
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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Liberal govt amendments boosted the number of people employed under the program, suppressing domestic wages and making life harder for workers, both foreign and domestic #workersrights #wages #temporaryforeignworkers #Canada #cdnpoli #modernslavery www.nationalobserver.com/2024/08/14/o...
The Liberals are using foreign workers to suppress wages for their political benefactors
The government has rigged the market for industry, with the influx of cheap foreign labour suppressing the capacity for domestic workers to bargain for better wages and working conditions.
www.nationalobserver.com
August 14, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Liberal govt amendments boosted the number of people employed under the program, suppressing domestic wages and making life harder for workers, both foreign and domestic #workersrights #wages #temporaryforeignworkers #Canada #cdnpoli #modernslavery www.nationalobserver.com/2024/08/14/o...
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
www.nationalobserver.com
August 21, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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...
'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.
thetyee.ca
April 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
'A Business Model to Suppress Wages' #wages #workersrights #temporaryforeignworkers thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
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
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
TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKERS - the facts
Two easy to follow videos from TV Ontario for #poiLIEvre #CPC & followers of same
bsky.app/profile/tvot...
bsky.app/profile/tvot... 🔚
#TFW #TFWs #Canada #cdnPoli #canPoli #TVO #TemporaryForeignWorkers
Two easy to follow videos from TV Ontario for #poiLIEvre #CPC & followers of same
bsky.app/profile/tvot...
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#TFW #TFWs #Canada #cdnPoli #canPoli #TVO #TemporaryForeignWorkers
The hypocrisy of attacking the people you need to serve your #Conservative elitists #Poilievre
#temporaryforeignworkers www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
#temporaryforeignworkers www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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.
www.thestar.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The hypocrisy of attacking the people you need to serve your #Conservative elitists #Poilievre
#temporaryforeignworkers www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
#temporaryforeignworkers www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
👇🇨🇦 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" #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...
www.cbc.ca
September 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
👇🇨🇦 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" #TemporaryForeignWorkers #Canada
P.E.I. to implement new protections for temporary foreign workers in April #pei #peipoli #TemporaryForeignWorkers
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www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/pri...
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.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
P.E.I. to implement new protections for temporary foreign workers in April #pei #peipoli #TemporaryForeignWorkers
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/pri...
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/pri...
👇🇨🇦"Canada's new limits on temporary foreign workers are now in effect. Here's what changed"
#TemporaryForeignWorkers #Immigration #Canada
#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.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 27, 2024 at 6:30 PM
👇🇨🇦"Canada's new limits on temporary foreign workers are now in effect. Here's what changed"
#TemporaryForeignWorkers #Immigration #Canada
#TemporaryForeignWorkers #Immigration #Canada
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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#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
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."
/more
#G7Summit #migrantrights #water #education #immigration #temporaryforeignworkers
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#G7Summit #migrantrights #water #education #immigration #temporaryforeignworkers
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