Temporary Foreign Workers

A class action challenging Canada’s use of employer-specific “closed” work permits has been authorized by the Québec Superior Court, the Association for the Rights of Household and Farm Workers announ… …

Quebec Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge announced sweeping changes to the province’s immigration system Thursday, proposing to slash permanent immigration levels by up to 50% and reduce temporary foreign workers by …

Prince Edward Island is asking employers and the public to weigh in on new regulations that will require businesses to register when hiring temporary foreign workers and face financial penalties …

Ironworkers Local 97 is calling on the federal government to end the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program for the construction sector, citing economic pressures from new U.S. tariffs and trade …

Starting April 1, recruiters of temporary foreign workers in Prince Edward Island will be required to hold a licence, as part of the first phase of the Temporary Foreign Workers …

Millen Farms Limited has been directed to pay three temporary foreign workers’ outstanding wages to the Director of Labour Standards in trust. The decision by the Nova Scotia Labour Board …

By Isaac Phan Nay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Advocates are welcoming a rare decision to permanently ban an Okanagan winemaker from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program because of abuses. Bu… To …

The Federal Court dismissed an application for judicial review by an Indian citizen who sought to overturn the refusal of his work permit application by an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship …

In a ruling of interest to employers using third-party recruiters, the British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that Mac’s Convenience Stores is vicariously liable for the breach of fiduciary duty …

The Federal Court has dismissed an application for judicial review by a man who sought to challenge a decision by an immigration officer that denied him and his family permanent …