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Foreign Workers: Fast-food Restaurants

Foreign Workers Dept: Here more on the program:, according to Globe and Mail. Temporary foreign workers do just about anything. They take care of children and pick fruit and vegetables. They serve burgers at fast-food restaurants, work at abattoirs and as ski-lift operators. However, they also work in skilled jobs, such as in the oil patch and in information technology. Some have high-level positions, such as professors and bank executives and Critics of the program argue it depresses wages, fosters unsafe work conditions and takes jobs from Canadians. Employers say it provides a reliable stream of labour and fuels economic growth. What kinds of jobs do temporary foreign workers do? (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.