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Report/Press release

Economic Implications of Recent Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Date

2013-10-17

Authors

Institute for Research on Public Policy and Christopher Worswick

Abstract

The policy changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program the federal government announced in mid-2013 make sense economically.
There are ongoing concerns that temporary foreign workers may take jobs from young Canadians entering the labour market and lower-skilled Canadians.
An annual cap on the number of temporary workers entering Canada should be implemented while additional reforms are considered.

Series title

IRPP Insight

Document number

October 2013 No 4

Responsible institution

IRPP

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Economic sectors

General relevance - all sectors

Content types

Policy analysis and Current Policy

Target groups

Researchers, Unions, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks

Geographical focuses

National relevance

Spheres of activity

Political science

Languages

French and English