Canada must quickly phase out the low-skill stream of the temporary foreign worker program, then merge the rest with its economic immigration program, to prevent suppressing wages for Canadians and protect workers from poor working conditions
A recently-released report says Canada ’s temporary foreign worker program is a “breeding ground” for contemporary types of slavery. Temporary foreign workers from Mexico plant strawberries on a farm in Mirabel, Que., Wednesday, May 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham HughesCanadians are understandably confused by the state of our international migration programs.
While these statements, at first glance, may seem at odds, there are valid economic reasons to be in favour of skilled immigration but opposed to less skilled temporary foreign worker programs. This would retain the advantages of the TFW program for higher skilled workers, which is that it provides for a trial period for prospective immigrants. It would also ensure that the temporary foreign workers are admitted in line with the goals of the economic immigration program: that they have high enough skills to become immigrants whose presence greatly benefits the Canadian economy.This must be done to reverse a long-standing, concerning trend.
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