Foreign Workers

foreign workers: Employment Minister Jason Kenney unveiled the program changes Friday, which include a cap on the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers at each worksite and strict penalties for employers who break the rules, according to CTV. Companies will also be required to re-apply each year to hire low-wage TFWs, instead of every two years. The cost of that will rise to $1,000 per employee, up from $275 and The Conservative governments overhaul of the temporary foreign worker program got a thumbs-down from business associations Friday who say the changes will hurt the service industry. Under the new rules, employers in places with high unemployment rates wont be allowed to hire temporary foreign workers in the lowest wage and skill groups in the accommodation, food service and retail sectors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.