House of Commons: Liberal critic for citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism John McCallum has filed a motion in the House of Commons calling on the government to make the program more transparent. Complaint-based systems failing abused foreign workers: expert Few provinces track complaints by temporary foreign workers Jason Kenney set to introduce new temporary foreign worker rules , according to CBC. The TFW program was fodder for a heated back-and-forth discussion during Wednesday question period in the House of Commons, with McCallum shooting a question at Immigration Minister Chris Alexander about why the government "is not doing anything to "to counter the exploitation of temporary foreign workers." Differing TFW blacklists As Employment Minister Jason Kenney gets ready to make changes to the federal government Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the Liberals are putting forward their own amendment proposals. The motion lists five amendments: Establish a mandatory complaint tracking system. Ensure compulsory and regular workplace audits. Require mandatory disclosure of investigations into abuses of the program. Establish a monthly disclosure regime that indicates the number of temporary foreign workers in Canada by region, National Occupation Classification code, and employer.
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