{"id":43523,"date":"2024-02-06T16:27:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/02\/06\/canada-must-end-reliance-on-cheap-foreign-labour-minister-says\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:27:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:27:34","slug":"canada-must-end-reliance-on-cheap-foreign-labour-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/02\/06\/canada-must-end-reliance-on-cheap-foreign-labour-minister-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada must end reliance on cheap foreign labour, minister says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Work<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Not enough domestic workers available to sustain parts of the economy, lobby groups argue<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"wire-published-by\">\n<p class=\"visually-hidden\">Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wire-published-by__author-container\">\n<p>Bloomberg News<\/p>\n<p>Randy Thanthong-Knight<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Feb 06, 2024<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 3\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">4 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\" data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"featured-image__image type:primaryImage\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/immigration-marc-miller-gs0206.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=pcmAcHpl5YpDvLC1UhY65A&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/immigration-marc-miller-gs0206.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&h=216&sig=pcmAcHpl5YpDvLC1UhY65A,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/immigration-marc-miller-gs0206.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=576&h=432&sig=GDQXfBxeDRVyFGOXkrfNcw 2x\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller introduced a limit on foreign student visas last month, cutting them by 35 per cent for this year. He will announce further changes soon to restrict students\u2019 off-campus work hours and he\u2019s also reviewing the country\u2019s temporary foreign worker program, he told Bloomberg News in an interview.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Sean Kilpatrick\/The Canadian Press<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Canada\u2019s immigration minister is taking steps to curb the country\u2019s dependence on temporary foreign labour and international students, prompting pushback from business groups that say there aren\u2019t enough domestic workers available to sustain parts of the economy.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Marc Miller introduced a limit on foreign student visas last month, cutting them by 35 per cent for this year. 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There is an incentive to drive labour costs down. It\u2019s something that\u2019ll require a larger discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The minister is wrestling with a surge of foreign students and temporary workers that has helped drive up housing costs, sparking a backlash against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s government. Miller\u2019s challenge is balancing economic needs with preserving the country\u2019s relatively orderly immigration system, which has seen a loss of public support in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>While the United States and many European countries are grappling with a surge in undocumented migration, Canada\u2019s geography has allowed it to keep better control over population inflows. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3518393525880661897993156766466048\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Miller\u2019s first step was tightening the rules on students. In addition to capping student visas, he ended a policy that allowed spouses of foreign students to gain work permits and introduced new restrictions on work permits available after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s now turning his attention to a temporary measure that has allowed students to work as much as 40 hours a week off campus. The policy was introduced in 2022 in response to pandemic-related labour shortages. More than 80 per cent are now working more than 20 hours a week, Miller said. Still, he defended the move as necessary at the time, and said the new rule will likely allow more than 20 hours of work, but less than 40.<\/p>\n<p>Miller said he\u2019s working with Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault to review the temporary foreign worker program, which allows firms to bring in employees from abroad on time-limited visas. The minister declined to elaborate, but said he\u2019s concerned about abuse in some lower-wage sectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will have to be a little more surgical than I have in prior steps I\u2019ve taken,\u201d Miller said. \u201cThere are consequences to taking a decision that would limit that flow of people for businesses, for the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3085891255176612243262440881520640\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said the government appears to be in \u201cpanic mode\u201d and making sweeping changes without thinking through the ramifications, particularly for smaller and rural communities that have come to rely on migrants to work and to buy goods and services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI worry that we may be scapegoating the temporary foreign worker program and the international student program to too great a degree and thinking that this is some big panacea or big fix,\u201d Kelly said.<\/p>\n<p>Companies are already lobbying against the planned reduction in permitted work hours for students, Miller said. \u201cSome of the big-box stores, some of the businesses that have international students, have pushed relatively hard to preserve the 40-hour work week,\u201d Miller said. \u201cSome student groups call for it as well because a lot of employers want you to be able to commit to more than 20 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Retail Council of Canada wants a permanent regulation allowing 30 hours of work per week when class is in session. \u201cFor international students, retail can provide a way to supplement their incomes, enhance language skills, and provide useful employment skills \u2013 everything from front-line retail and customer service, to logistics and supply chain,\u201d spokeswoman Michelle Wasylyshen said in an email.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_5\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3257122775412127495194458286194688\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 5<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Canada stands ready to shoulder the economic impact of limiting temporary migration, Miller said. High levels of immigration have helped keep Canada\u2019s economy growing despite the sharp rise in interest rates. 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