The province took the stance in a letter on Thursday, citing the high youth unemployment rate across Ontario.
Ontario will not allow rural employers to hire more temporary foreign workers to fill low-wage jobs, says the province’s immigration minister.
Citing the high youth unemployment rate, David Piccini said in a letter to Ottawa that the province is not interested in raising the cap on the ratio of low-wage, temporary foreign workers permitted from 10 per cent to 15 per cent of a rural employer’s workforce.
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The restaurant chain has previously lobbied the government to expand the program.
Tim Hortons is planning to hire 10,000 new workers locally and reduce its reliance on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Find…
The company plans to recruit 10,000 local workers in Canada. It currently employs some 4,000 temporary foreign workers.
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