Access to Information Request Show: Saskatchewan Companies

Saskatchewan companies: Federal documents obtained by News through an Access to Information request show there are now more than 3,000 companies in Saskatchewan that have asked for and received permission to hire foreign workers, according to CBC. However, the list of companies looking for foreign help keeps growing: hotels, construction, mining, retail and farm companies are all telling Ottawa they need outside help and The list of Saskatchewan companies applying to bring in temporary foreign workers continues to grow. For example, temporary foreign workers have been hired at 430 Saskatchewan restaurants. The program was intended to help employers fill labour shortages in the short term, when there were no qualified Canadians. 'It isn't a proactive immigration policy. It's a cheap labour policy.' SFL president Larry Hubich (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.