Jason Kenney: Prevailing Wage

Human Resources Minister Diane Finley Dept: That indeed is what the rules said until Wednesday, when Human Resources Minister Diane Finley quietly changed them. Employers will now be allowed to pay foreign temp workers 15 per cent less than the average wage, according to The Star. Kenney chimed in from Ottawa. Going forward our government will consider additional measures to strengthen and improve the program, he promised and immigration Minister Jason Kenney has always vehemently denied bringing cheap foreign labour into Canada. Employers had to pay foreign temporary workers the prevailing wage, he pointed out. We are taking action to ensure that the temporary foreign worker program support our economic recovery and effectively responds to local labour market demands, she said at a manufacturing plant in Nisku, Alta. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.