2013-10-17
Institute for Research on Public Policy and Christopher Worswick
The policy changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program the federal government announced in mid-2013 make sense economically.
There are ongoing concerns that temporary foreign workers may take jobs from young Canadians entering the labour market and lower-skilled Canadians.
An annual cap on the number of temporary workers entering Canada should be implemented while additional reforms are considered.
IRPP Insight
October 2013 No 4
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