OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is urging businesses to hire Canadians as his government announces new restrictions to limit low-wage temporary foreign workers.
The Liberal government, which has been criticized for the recent influx of temporary foreign workers, is bringing back pre-pandemic rules that made it more difficult for businesses to hire low-wage workers from abroad.
"We need Canadian businesses to invest in training and technology and not increasing their reliance on low-cost foreign labour," Trudeau said. Effective Sept. 26, the government will refuse applications for low-wage temporary foreign workers in regions with an unemployment rate of six per cent or higher.
There will be some exceptions to the rules for specific sectors such as health care and construction. Strong population growth over the last couple of years has increased demand for housing, and economists say that has worsened affordability.
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