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temporary foreign worker down 75% compare with 2012

yixiaop26

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Since Canada Temporary foreign worker policy changed, the application number is down by 75% in 2014 comparing with 2012

anyone read this news too ?

I guess, the canada government start to chase out the foreign worker now .

sounds a bad news.
 

juju211221

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yeah .. http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/tfw-applications-dropped-75-after-program-overhaul-kenney-1.2009923
 

ZingyDNA

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It's much harder to get LMO(LMIA) now. Employers are more unwilling to hire foreign workers because of that.
 

tery1461

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yixiaop26 said:
Since Canada Temporary foreign worker policy changed, the application number is down by 75% in 2014 comparing with 2012

anyone read this news too ?

I guess, the canada government start to chase out the foreign worker now .

sounds a bad news.
the $1,000 application fee and processing time could be a contributing factor.