Unveiling the Truth: Are Foreign Workers Actually Taking Canadian Jobs?

Growing Political Pressure to End Temporary Foreign Worker Program

There are growing calls from some federal and provincial politicians for the Carney government to abolish Canada’s temporary foreign worker program. Critics claim that companies are using the program to find cheaper labour, which has intensified following the release of August job numbers showing tens of thousands of job losses and a high unemployment rate among young Canadians.

Government's Defense and Economic Insights

In response, the government is pushing back, stating that the use of the foreign worker program is in significant decline and that the program remains essential. To explore the realities of Canada's job market and whether foreign workers are truly to blame, host Cormac Mac Sweeney spoke with McGill University economics professor Fabian Lange for expert analysis.

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