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Conservative Government and Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Temporary Foreign Worker Program: The Conservative government is maintaining the much-abused Temporary Foreign Worker Program, but putting some new controls and limits on it, according to Rabble. It is a partial about-face from Harper government policy since 2006, which was to, in effect, allow the expansion of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, based on the notion that there are significant labour shortages in some parts of Canada and Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a monthly supporter of .ca . Employment Minister Jason Kenney and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced the new policy today, after Parliament had risen for its summer recess. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.