OP-ED: The food industry’s new addiction to temporary foreign workers
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois writes, "Canada’s food industry has become addicted to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)."
Author: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Canada’s food industry has become addicted to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The numbers tell a sobering story. In just a few months of enforcement data — from July to late September 2025 — Ottawa has listed 26 food-related employers found non-compliant with federal rules governing the program.…
