Canadian PM takes aim at temporary foreign worker program
Source: Vancouver Sun
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has presided over a record increase in the use of temporary foreign labourers in Canada, has slammed the program because of “blatant” abuses and exploitation.
“I’m not saying all companies did this … but we have seen very blatant examples of companies using this in ways that were not in the interest of Canadians,” he told members of Vancouver’s ethnic media.
... Harper sounded frustrated and even angry in the audio recording as he discussed how some Canadian companies and sectors have used temporary foreign workers.
... “But what did we see?” Harper said. “We saw numerous examples of abuse of this program, outright abuse — companies importing workers for the sole purpose of paying less than the prevailing wage, companies importing workers for the purpose of permanently moving the jobs offshore to other countries, companies bringing in foreign workforces with the intention of never having them permanent, and moving the whole workforce back to another country at the end of the job.”
... The number of temporary workers entering Canada has soared from 122,365 in 2005, the year before Harper became prime minister, to a record 213,573 in 2012. Combined with those still in Canada last year, the total reached 491,547 last year, also a record.
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