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Will work for less: a primer on temporary foreign workers
Apr 10, 2013

Earlier this week, news broke that RBC plans to hire 45 temporary foreign workers through iGate, an IT contractor, to fill positions of employees who say that, in fact, they’re […]

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Rise in foreign temp workers questioned by labour groups
Apr 10, 2013

The Alberta Federation of Labour called for an inquiry Tuesday after it obtained a government list of more than 4,000 companies given approval to hire temporary foreign workers last year, […]

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It’s clearly bad news’
Apr 10, 2013

The budget cuts to post-secondary education will not only trickle down and affect the entire Lethbridge economy, they will also have a negative impact on the quality of education and […]

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Labour federations call for freeze on temporary foreign workers program
Apr 10, 2013

The B.C. Federation of Labour has joined its counterpart in Alberta in a call for an immediate freeze on the country’s accelerated process for temporary foreign workers applications. “The fast […]

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RBC iGate scandal: Ottawa urged to publicize Canadian employers using foreign temps
Apr 10, 2013

The RBC scandal is the “tip of the iceberg,” a unionist says; taxpayers have a right to know who’s benefiting and where the real labour shortages are. The RBC scandal […]

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Tories looking at review of foreign worker program
Apr 10, 2013

OTTAWA—The federal government is investigating the possible abuse of the temporary foreign workers hiring program by Canadian companies and is expected to overhaul it to put greater onus on businesses […]

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