Canada: Number and Canadian

canada: The Conference Board of Canada study released this week found that, between 2010 and 2014, there was a small decline in the number of people coming into Canada under parts of the foreign worker program that require proving the employer couldn't find a Canadian, according to Huffington Post Canada. But from 2004 to 2014, there was a tripling in the number of workers who get permits that don't require seeking a Canadian for the job. The report also says the new free trade deals negotiated by Canada will further increase the number of foreign nationals hired without seeking a Canadian, if the agreements are ratified. More than 194,000 such permits were signed in 2014, roughly double the number of permits that require seeking a Canadian. Overall, 360,000 temporary work permits were signed in 2014, an increase of 64 per cent from a decade earlier, the Conference Board report said. Temporary foreign workers sort and grade cherries at the Jealous Fruits plant near Kelowna, B.C. in 2014. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.