CANADA Temporary Foreign Workers Program Not Working

Canada’s Auditor General Sheila Fraser claims the government’s temporary foreign worker program is not run efficiently or effectively and tabled a report with Parliament highlighting problems.

According to a report from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Fraser said there’s no overall review in place to make sure job offers are genuine and foreign workers are often isolated due to language barriers, or geography.

“The problems we noted could leave temporary foreign workers in a vulnerable position and pose significant risks to the integrity of the immigration program as a whole,” Fraser said.

Fraser also took issue with the government’s decision in 2008 to change how immigration claims are processed. Ottawa ended the requirement of processing every claim to completion in order to deal with the huge backlog. It also created a smaller list of criteria for foreign workers to be sent to the front of the line. (workersxzcompxzkit)

According to early analysis from the auditor, immigration may not be able to process new claims within the six to 12 months it promised. As of December 2008, there were 620,000 federal skilled workers waiting to have their applications processed. By June 2009 the number fell due to a high refusal rate.

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