3 d. ago Restaurants Canada statement on Premier Eby’s call to eliminate Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Toronto, Sept. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Premier David Eby’s comments on the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program are missing the reality of the foodservice industry in British Columbia. BC’s foodservice industry generates more than $20 billion in economic activity, representing nearly 5% of the province’s GDP. It employs nearly 183,000 British Columbians, including 68,000 youth, […]

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8 d. ago What is temporary foreign workers program as Mark Carney says he won’t be scrapping it?

Here's what we know about the program that Pierre Poilievre, David Eby say is contributing to spike in Canadian youth employment rates

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8 d. ago What is the temporary foreign workers program? Mark Carney says he won’t be scrapping it

Here's what we know about the program that Pierre Poilievre, David Eby say is contributing to spike in Canadian youth employment rates

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9 d. ago Dump or reform temporary foreign worker program, B.C. premier Eby tells feds

David Eby's remarks come after similar comments from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who blamed the program for an employment crisis among young Canadians

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1 week ago Teenage workers hit hard by tech disruption, population growth: Desjardins

OTTAWA — A new report argues the rise of gig work, artificial intelligence and rapid population growth are souring job prospects for Canada’s youngest workers. The Desjardins Economics report, released Thursday, comes as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre cites decades-high youth unemployment levels to attack an immigration program for temporary foreign workers. Statistics Canada’s latest labour […]

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1 week ago Restaurants Canada says supply of Temporary Foreign Works represents only a small but critical percentage of the total workforce

Toronto, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In response to the Leader of the Official Opposition’s calls today to scrap the Temporary Foreign Worker program, Restaurants Canada says without enough staff for key roles, restaurants in rural and remote communities risk reduced hours, closures, and lost local jobs. Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs), while making up only […]

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1 week ago Carney’s Conservative Rival Targets Foreign Workers in Clash Over Jobs

Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre demanded the government abolish the country’s temporary foreign worker program, arguing that it allows employers to import low-wage labor at the expense of young Canadians.

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1 week ago Poilievre calls on Liberals to shut down temporary foreign worker program

Poilievre says the program is to blame for rising youth unemployment

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1 week ago End Canada’s temporary foreign worker program, Poilievre says

The proposal comes amid growing scrutiny and concerns about whether access to less expensive labour through the program can hurt the potential for wage growth.

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1 week ago Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program and to stop issuing visas under the program. Poilievre argues a jobs crisis among young people has been caused in part by corporations hiring foreigners who work for less than Canadian citizens. He is calling out specific […]

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