kafka khaos said:
not true. the TFW drives up unemployment. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/temporary-foreign-worker-program-linked-to-joblessness-report-1.2620551
Wrong. In the past Canadian firms spent time and money trianing Canadians to do the work. Or would hired unexperienced Canadians oput of university and give them entry level position where they gain experience.
Now, it is EASIER and CHEAPER to simply hire a foreigner who is already trained and already experienced. This is good for the business's profits, and good for the foreigner, but a disaster for Canada and Canadians.
Company's should only be allowed to hire a TFW if they can tell the government exactly how they are going to train a Canadian and fill that position with a Canadian in short order.
The very same link quoted above says
"nudges the unemployment rate higher in some sectors of the economy and parts of the country". Last time i checked this in plain English is singling out some sectors, not an entire program.
The rest of the argument is sooo weird i don't know where to even begin with.
On one side it suggests "in the past companies could hire and train people at entry level jobs" then it goes on to say it is easier and cheaper to hire a trained foreigner.
So if we follow the line, an entry level Canadian in some domain with the amount of time undergoing training is STILL MORE expensive then HIRING A SKILLED and experienced resource internationally who probably is doing the same role before and likely is being paid well too. That is just a false illusion if i humbly say. For skilled jobs people are well paid - often more than Canadian counter parts at similar level of experience, because their skill was rare and they won't find it worthy enough moving to another country unless it is well compensated.
And we haven't thought about adding the cost (time, money and uncertainty) that an employer undergoes in order to get such a resource. Surely from a business point of view, employers must be fools IF WHAT IS SAID ABOVE WOULD BE TRUE.
There are many professions which just cant be learned by on job training. You need to have a credibility in the industry to go for those. A lot of business in Canada comes from US, where they simply ask for prior specialized experience no matter what. I have seen employers losing or gaining such businesses based upon singled out profiles of individuals which they had. Losing one such person means - losing a major customer from US which might result in the employer closing down one full team containing several Canadians who would then go out of job. Fair to say the temp foreign worker here actually helped Canadians retain their jobs. This is not as uncommon as one might think at least in tech industry.
Employers aren't schools, they have financial goals and need people who are productive fast. To some extend they still put efforts to train people. It should be a good mix of both. But trust me, if some day this idea is completely abolished, you would probably lose five "entry level positions" that are given currently to Canadians for may be 1 or 2 international resources who help employers sustain both.
