New Report: Economic Implications of Recent Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Key points from the Christopher Worswick’s research paper include:
“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.”
Institute for Research on Public Policy, October 17, 2013: “NEWS RELEASE: Temporary Foreign Workers Program needs annual cap, says economic assessment”
Institute for Research on Public Policy, October 2013: “Economic Implications of Recent Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program,” by Christopher Worswick (18 pages, PDF)