Critics agree on need for reform, but call Tory bid to scrap temporary foreign worker program ‘ridiculous’ and ‘political’

The current Temporary Foreign Worker system is 'being mismanaged by the Liberal government, and the Conservatives are being opportunistic' in their call to scrap it, says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberal government 'broke' Canada's immigration system by letting in too many people too fast, and that the feds should stop issuing permits to temporary foreign workers.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

September 5, 2025

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program has long been criticized for its dramatic growth and for gaps in oversight that leave workers vulnerable to abuse, but its critics have called out Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for pushing to scrap the regime entirely, calling it a...

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