Canada and Canadian Armed Forces

Canadian Armed Forces: As debate rages about temporary foreign workers allowed into Canada to fill jobs in sectors like the service industry, it turns out that the Canadian Armed Forces has also gone abroad to fill its own labour needs. , according to Hamilton Spectator. The foreign fliers are being pressed to fly many of the aircraft in the air force fleet, including the CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft, the C-130 Hercules and CC-177 Globemaster transport jets. Canada air force has been hiring foreign pilots to fly its front-line transport aircraft, maritime patrol planes and fighter jets, citing an inability to recruit Canadians to fill seats in the military cockpits. Citing a "labour shortage," the military has been recruiting pilots from foreign countries notably the French and British air forces to work in Canada and train Canadian pilots but also to fly on operational missions around the globe. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.