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Labour group says foreign worker program wrongly used to fill low-skill jobs
Apr 9, 2013

EDMONTON – A labour group is calling for a review of a federal program designed to help employers quickly hire temporary foreign workers for high-skill jobs. The Alberta Federation of […]

Foreign worker program wrongly fills low-skill jobs, labour group says
Apr 9, 2013

EDMONTON — A labour group is calling for a review of a federal program designed to help employers quickly hire temporary foreign workers for high-skill jobs. The Alberta Federation of […]

Fast food chains using loophole to hire foreigners, says labour group
Apr 9, 2013

Fast-food chains and convenience stores are using a loophole in Canada’s temporary foreign worker program to keep labour costs down, says an Alberta labour group. Labour spokesperson Gil McGowan says […]

2013 Backgrounder_‘Accelerated’ TFW approvals reveals widespread abuse of program
Apr 9, 2013

Backgrounder: ‘Accelerated’ TFW approvals reveals widespread abuse of program

FOIP A-2012-00448 SS_ALMOs under the TFW program_2013Feb04
Apr 9, 2013

This document, FOIP A-2012-00448 SS_ALMOs under the TFW program_2013Feb04, obtained by the Alberta Federation of Labour through an Access to Information request, lists all approved TFW applications in the first […]

Advisory-List of ‘accelerated’ TFW approvals reveals widespread abuse of program
Apr 8, 2013

Alberta Federation of Labour to call for inquiry in light of growing evidence of fraud Edmonton – A list of fast-tracked temporary foreign worker applications shows that scandals at Royal […]