Foreign Worker and Marco Luciano

employer: A more pressing concern, however, is whether or not they will be allowed to stay in Canada once the blaze is extinguished, according to CTV. Advocates say those who obtain a temporary foreign worker permit are tied to a single employer whose name is listed on the document, and if that employer no longer has work to offer, the migrants will have no choice but to leave the country. They say many of them could face an immediate accommodation crisis, since they often lack friends or family in the area to put them up. They're calling on the federal government to make allowances for those workers under the circumstances. The group Alberta spokesman, Marco Luciano, said temporary workers don't usually get jobs in the oil fields around Fort McMurray, but they are often employed in the various lodges and restaurants the oilpatch workers frequent, as well as providing childcare for local families. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said they are closely monitoring the situation in Fort McMurray and "assessing whether and when special measures will be necessary to address the needs of Canadian citizens, permanent residents and temporary residents in the region." The Fort McMurray area has been a popular destination for temporary workers for the past several years, according to the Coalition for Migrant Workers Rights Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.