Foreign Workers and McDonalds

McDonalds: Barrie McKenna Has Canadaas foreign labour program outgrown its usefulness?, according to Globe and Mail. An employer that wants to hire foreign workers has to apply to the federal government for a labour market opinion, which is based partly on information from the employer. Allegations about McDonalds franchisees in Victoria and Lethbridge, Alta., together with anecdotal evidence from other parts of Canada, suggest that some companies may actually prefer foreign workers because they believe them to be more willing to work longer and harder at tasks that attract little prestige, more deferential, and willing to work for less though in some of the McDonalds, they are actually paid slightly more than some of their Canadian co-workers and The evidence is mounting that, whatever the Temporary Foreign Worker Program may be accomplishing, it is not the alleviation of temporary labour shortages, its ostensible purpose. There are no widespread labour shortages in Canada. But since the 21st century began, the number of workers in the program has nearly tripled to around half a million. More Related to this Story Related Tories to introduce fines for employers abusing foreign-worker program Dozens of foreign domestic workers rally in Hong Kong to demand more workers' rights. Julie Noce reports. Reuters Watch Video: Protesters rally for foreign domestic workersa rights (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.