Foreign Worker: HD Mining Ltd.

Foreign Worker Dept: Human Resources Minister Diane Finley issued a statement Thursday saying the Conservative government isn't satisfied HD Mining Ltd. followed all the rules when it sought foreign worker permits for its proposed mine near Tumbler Ridge, B.C., which she said raises broader questions about the program, according to CBC. "In particular, we are not satisfied that sufficient efforts were made to recruit or train Canadians interested in these jobs. ... It is clear to our government that there are some problems with the temporary foreign worker program." Controversial plans to hire 201 Chinese workers at a proposed mine in northern British Columbia have prompted Ottawa to announce a review of its entire foreign worker program, with the government suggesting the case has revealed deeper problems with a system designed to fill short-term labour shortages. "We are not satisfied with what we have learned about the process that led to permission for hundreds of foreign workers to gain jobs at the HD Mining site ," the statement said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.