Canada says it is recalibrating its labour market by cutting down on foreign workers and investing in able-working citizens.
The overhaul reverses the expansions made to the temporary foreign worker program in 2022 which saw an increase in economic principal applicants arriving in the country to fill one million, Canada relies on economic immigrants to raise the revenue it needs to support social spending on services such as education, health care, and other important areas that provide high living standards in the country.
“We’re reducing the number of low-wage, temporary foreign workers in Canada. The labour market has changed. Now is the time for our businesses to invest in Canadian workers and youth,” he said.In a statement on Monday, ESDC, the country’s ministry of employment, said the TFW was designed as a measure to be used only when qualified Canadians and permanent residents are not able to fill job vacancies.
As part of the new changes, employers will be allowed to hire no more than 10 percent of their total workforce through the TFW program.Exceptions will be granted for seasonal and non-seasonal jobs in food security sectors , as well as healthcare and construction. “Employers in Canada have a responsibility to invest in the full range of workers available in this country, such as young people, newcomers, and persons with disabilities, who are too often an untapped economic resource in Canada,” the statement said.
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