Canada

Pique News | 1 November 2018 The province has introduced a new bill that will give temporary foreign workers in B.C. greater protection against abuses, according to an announcement last week. If passed in the legislature, the B.C. government will create two registries aimed at protecting the rights of employees who come to the province […]

The Star Vancouver | 23 October 2018 VANCOUVER—B. C. Minister of Labour Harry Bains tabled Tuesday the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act in the B.C. legislature, which he says will fulfil the government’s promise to create a registry of employers and recruitment agencies active in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. If the act receives royal

CBC News | 2 September 2018 At a time when Canada’s refugee and immigration policy is being hotly debated, the small community of Morden has seen its population nearly double in the last decade. Much of that can be attributed to foreign workers recruited to Manitoba under the provincial nominee program. It all began 20

The Calgary Herald | 29 August 2018 The Canadian agriculture industry is calling for changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker program in an effort to solve a labour shortage it says costs farmers $1.5 billion annually in lost sales. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture, as well as more than 20 Alberta-based farm groups representing a