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Number of temporary worker applications fell as fine total increased, government says
Since September 2024, applications dropped 50% and nearly $5 million in fines were issued for employer violations under new rules protecting Canadian workers.
- On Oct. 6, 2025, Employment and Social Development Canada reported temporary foreign worker applications fell by half since September 2024, while Ottawa issued almost $5 million in fines under the program.
- Under rules introduced last September, Ottawa limited low-wage hires to 10 per cent or 20 per cent for certain sectors, with exceptions for jobs shorter than 120 days and in specific industries.
- The government found low-wage stream applications plunged 70 per cent and roughly 260 non-compliance fines have been posted since the start of September 2024, about 44 per cent for failure to produce documents.
- The government cited a company, which was fined $1 million and banned for 10 years on Sept. 17 for breaking hiring laws and workplace abuse prevention,
- High national youth unemployment has increased political pressure on the program, which the government says accounts for about one per cent of the national workforce, while Conservative politicians recently began calling for its end.
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Number of Temporary Worker Applications Falls as Fines Rise, Government Says
Ottawa says the number of temporary foreign worker applications has dropped by half since September 2024, when new rules were introduced to make it harder to get a permit. Employment and Social Development Canada also says it collected nearly $4.9 million in fines for non-compliance, including the largest penalty ever imposed under the temporary foreign worker program. Bolero Shellfish Processing Inc. of New Brunswick was fined $1 million and wa…
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left7Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
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- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 27%
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