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Carney rebuffs Poilievre call to cancel foreign worker program, says businesses need non-Canadian workers

After Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for the end of the Temporary Foreign Worker program, PM Mark Carney said businesses tell him they need the foreign workers

Clayton DeMaine
Sep 03, 2025
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UPDATE: Asked about Pierre Poilievre's demand that the Temporary Foreign Worker Program be scrapped, PM Mark Carney defended the scheme, saying businesses tell him they need the foreign workers:

"When I talk to businesses around the country...their number one issue is tariffs. And their number two issue is access to temporary foreign workers."

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