Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney: The Temporary Foreign Workers Program

Alberta Federation Of Labour Dept: Under this program, employers don t have to show that they ve made any attempts to fill these jobs with Canadians first," said Nancy Furlong, with the Alberta Federation of Labour, according to CBC. Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced Monday a one-year pilot project that will reduce the paperwork needed to hire skilled workers under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program and an Alberta labour group is slamming an agreement making it easier for Alberta companies to hire skilled foreign tradespeople. Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is easing foreign-worker restrictions. "Kenney's latest move makes the Temporary Foreign Workers program an employer's first choice, not last resort," she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.