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Unions make presentation to House of Commons immigration committee
Apr 9, 2008

A number of unions in B.C. and Alberta were given little or no notice about sharing their opinions with the government on the federal temporary worker (TFW) program. However, some […]

Mexican Migrant Workers File Complaints with UN Rapporteur
Apr 9, 2008

Canada’s image as a safe and secure destination for foreign temporary workers is under fire, critics say. The government has been working hard in recent years to expand the number […]

Alberta foreign worker program mired in bureaucracy: federal committee
Apr 7, 2008

EDMONTON – Alberta’s temporary foreign worker program has no oversight and is mired in so much bureaucracy that employers are allowed to treat hopeful immigrants like indentured labour. That’s what […]

Foreign workers exploited by temporary job plan: National program used for ‘end-run around mainline immigration system’
Apr 3, 2008

EDMONTON – Gil McGowan would say Puneet Puneet is an example of what’s wrong with Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program, which he says is not only exploitive but a clear […]

Minimum wage increases
Apr 3, 2008

Anyone working for minimum wage will be glad to know they’re getting a raise, but employers might find their payroll getting tighter as they have to raise wages across the […]

Foreigners ‘indentured’: union
Apr 3, 2008

Temporary foreign workers infected with scabies, but still made to work was just one horror story related to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. The committee […]