Canada’s temporary foreign workers vulnerable to exploitation OTTAWA—José Sicajau, a Guatemalan man of Indigenous descent, had grown accustomed to exploitative conditions after several years as a Temporary Foreign Worker growing […]

After news of RBC’s outsourcing of jobs caused a nationwide outcry, one small Alberta town said it depends on foreign workers to fill jobs that Canadians refuse. In Rocky Mountain […]

Re: “AFL says chains abusing program; Foreign staff fill low-wage positions,” April 10. Alberta Federation of Labour leader Gil McGowan makes some sweeping generalizations about Alberta employers and the temporary […]

Todd Bender doesn’t seem like he’d be in the market for temporary foreign workers: He’s executive director of CityKidz, a faith-driven group working with young people in inner-city Hamilton. His […]

Program intended to address shortages in high-skill jobs A federal program intended to fast-track skilled workers into Canada is instead being used by a “who’s who” of fast-food chains and […]

The controversy over the outsourcing of dozens of Canadian jobs by the Royal Bank of Canada has put the spotlight on the much bigger issue of how Canada’s Temporary Foreign […]