EXCLUSIVE: Temporary foreign workers hired to fill McDonald’s, university jobs
The federal government has approved over a hundred thousand visas for temporary foreign workers in the last half of 2024 despite growing youth unemployment and housing unaffordability.
Author: Noah Jarvis
The federal government has approved over a hundred thousand visas for temporary foreign workers in the last half of 2024 despite growing youth unemployment and housing unaffordability. Jobs being filled include McDonald's and Tim Hortons workers as well as better-paying professor positions in academia.
Between July and December 2024, the federal government approved thousands of Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) for a total of 107,774 jobs.