2025.01.30, 12:00 PM
PETITION: CANADA MUST STOP ABUSES OF MIGRANT WORKERS
To: Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
Participants in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) carry out essential work that is vital for the functioning of many systems in Canada.
However, the current structure of the program, which ties workers to a single employer, allows the employer to effectively control their labour conditions and immigration status.
This puts workers at risk of rights abuses and makes it difficult for them to change employers when they experience abuse.
The Government of Canada must act urgently to meaningfully address these issues; reducing the number of applications processed under the TFWP does nothing to address abuses, and switching some workers to sectoral permits is not a solution.
We call on you to:
Abolish closed work permits for TFWP participants. Instead, grant open work permits to enable workers to freely choose their employer.
General relevance - all sectors
Current Policy
Policymakers, Journalists, Public awareness, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks
Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, Nova Scotia, and National relevance
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