Federal program being misused?
Apr 11, 2013
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 […]
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 […]
Rise in foreign temp workers questioned by labour groups
Apr 10, 2013
Labour economist says program allows firms to keep wages low The Alberta Federation of Labour called for an inquiry Tuesday after it obtained a government list of more than 4,000 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]