Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that he will reduce the number of “temporary foreign workers” in the country.
in post In X, Trudeau wrote that Canadian companies should invest in jobs for “Canadian workers and young people.”
Trudeau's comments came as Conservative Leader Pierre Poirierbre vowed to cut immigration under his leadership, suggesting immigration numbers would be tied to rates of housing construction and job creation.
“We are reducing the number of low-wage, temporary foreign workers in Canada,” Trudeau wrote. “The labour market has changed. Now is the time for our companies to invest in Canadian workers and young people.”
Canada is cutting the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers.
The labour market has changed, and now is the time for our companies to invest in Canadian workers and young people.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 26, 2024
Until there is a policy to deport Canada's low-wage temporary foreign workers, nothing will change.
— Rebel (@RockyTheRe44006) August 26, 2024
At a press conference on Monday, Trudeau said Canada's temporary foreign worker program receive According to BBC News, this is a major renovation.
Trudeau said this was not only “unfair to Canadians” who are struggling to find work, but also to some foreign workers who are “being treated unfairly and being exploited.”
“It's not fair to Canadians who are struggling to find good jobs. It's also not fair to temporary foreign workers, some of whom are being mistreated and exploited,” Trudeau explained.
This is the unemployment rate in Canada rise It rose 0.2 per cent to 6.4 in June, according to Statistics Canada.
Trudeau has previously acknowledged that the influx of foreign workers is impacting Canada's housing market, leaving young Canadians with less access to home equity.
In April, Prime Minister Trudeau revealed plans to reduce the number of migrant workers entering Canada, noting that “an increasing number of Canadian businesses are relying on temporary foreign workers in a way that depresses wages in some sectors.”
Canada is expected to reach a population of 40 million in June 2023 and 40 million in March 2024. Reported It reached the figure of 41 million.
Statistics Canada Belong The increase in “international migration” of Canada’s population in the first quarter of 2024.
The United States is similarly struggling with low wages and high housing prices due to a rise in illegal immigration. Under the Biden administration, roughly 10 million migrants have been encountered at the southern US border.
