Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser says the government will review temporary foreign worker (TFW) program after a historic surge.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser said on Sunday that the federal government will curb the number of temporary foreign workers coming into the country after a post-COVID surge that some researchers say has driven up youth and immigrant unemployment rates.Housing Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government will review the temporary foreign worker program after a historic post-COVID surge.
"You should expect to see in the future additional changes that will ensure that the programs we put in place to help grow the Canadian labour force first and foremost create opportunities for Canadian workers." Temporary foreign workers from Guatemala clear a field in preparation for grain corn planting at a farm in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, west of Montreal, in June 2023.
"The softening of the labour market has made it even harder for newcomers to find a job and be attached to the labour force," the
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