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Immigration: Citizenship And Immigration

Immigration Lawyer Dept: "There definitely was some exploitation of foreign workers," says Ackah. "Underlying all of these regulatory changes for the foreign worker program is that we recognize . . . that we are an aging population and that foreign workers -skilled and lower-skilled -are going to be key to our future growth.", according to Calgary Herald. "The policies, especially in Alberta, that had been developed during the boom were seen as negatively impacting Canadians and permanent residents of Canada, so they wanted to slow down the tide of foreign workers and focus on taking care of Canadians first," she says. "The motivation is correct." The rules governing temporary foreign workers are set to change April 1 when new regulations take effect that will change the way companies hire everybody from oilpatch workers to live-in caregivers. Labour shortages lead to complications whenever they occur, says Evelyn Ackah, a business immigration lawyer in Calgary. Employers who don't adhere to the new regulation could be "blackballed" on a Citizenship and Immigration Canada website that will be established and banned from using temporary foreign workers for two years. Other changes to the system could further comprise an employer's international reputation and its ability to use these workers, says Ackah. As reported in the news.
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