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Canadian Chamber of Commerce: Foreign Worker Program Hanging ‘by its Fingernails’

Canada is “clinging” to its Temporary Foreign Worker Program by “its fingernails,” the senior vice president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce warned, saying public…

Poilievre Calls for “One Stop Shop” to Accept Foreign Credentials

Themrise Khan and Kelsey Johnson April 14, 2015 No Comments Conference Board credential recognition doctors economic class enginneers express entry foreign credentials Immigration labour market TFWP

The federal government is calling on its provincial counterparts to develop a national standard for registered professionals to ensure foreign credentials are recognized, Employment Minister…

Policy

Imagining the Agency of the Future

NCM Anonymous November 13, 2014 No Comments agencies Canada CIC entrepreneurs express entry immigrants labour market P2P policy settlement temporary workers TFWP

Agency of the Future is a national project started in 2013 by Canada’s settlement sector and the Pathways to Prosperity research partnership (P2P). Its goal…

Economy

Foreign Worker Program Needs a Rethink

NCM Anonymous November 5, 2014 No Comments employment Foreign workers Immigration labour relationships lowskill jobs TFWP

Controversy over Canada’s temporary foreign workers program – and perceptions that some employers are abusing it – made headlines earlier this year. U of T…

Economy Top Stories

TFW’s Reminiscent of Indentured Labour

Tanya Hill June 10, 2014 No Comments temporary foreign workers TFWP

The scandal surrounding the temporary foreign workers program (TFWP) has sparked a fierce debate over who has a right to a job in Canada, pitting…