Mississauga, Ont: Glen Hamel

Glen Hamel: "Out of the 50 some odd jobs that I ve applied for, I ve heard back from two," said Glen Hamel, of Mississauga, Ont. "The rest I never hear anything." Jobless IT professional Glen Hamel recently applied for three jobs with the multinational firm TCS and didn't hear back. The company has brought dozens of temporary foreign workers into Canada in recent years, insisting it couldn't find qualified Canadians for the jobs, according to CBC. Recent Canadian job market statistics suggest people with his skills are in high demand and A jobless Canadian IT professional who is collecting employment insurance is upset because he now suspects several recent jobs he applied for went to temporary foreign workers. Hamel has more than 20 years experience in IT and said he meets all or most of the qualifications for the positions. Since 2005, hes been laid off by Sears and another employer, because of outsourcing and downsizing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.