This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Business associations have bluntly condemned the recent overhaul of the temporary foreign worker program by the Conservative government on Friday as they claim that the changes will surely hurt the service industry unjustifiably. Revealing the amendments to the program on Friday, Employment Minister Jason Kenney announced to impose a limit on the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers at each worksite and strict penalties will be levied on those employers who break the rules.
According to a statement issued by the Canadian Federation of Independent businesses, “the most small-business-unfriendly move ever made by this government.” In addition to that, Restaurant Canada’s vice-president of government affairs, Joyce Reynolds, also mentioned that though the temporary foreign workers only represent two per cent of the restaurant industry, they are still a “critical” part of the workforce. Reynolds alleged that the reforms will make the TFWP “cost-prohibitive and inaccessible” to most restaurants in areas of critical labour shortages.
In addition to that, Reynolds pointed out that the changes are deemed to lead to “casualties” in the restaurant business like job losses and reduced hours for everyone, including Canadian workers. Explaining her point of view, she alleged that if short-order cook positions, often occupied by temporary foreign workers, are cut, that will have a domino effect on waiters, waitresses, hostesses and other restaurant staff. Meanwhile, Kenney confessed during a news conference on Friday that there will be “adjustment costs” and said that ” undoubtedly, there will be some businesses in that sector that end up paring back their operating hours.”
Yes… When those non-viable businesses close down, the lacomment_ID off employees can fill the labour shortages at the other viable businesses. Those are the “market forces” that every Conservative government swears by. We have reached an opportunity in this country to start closing the gap between the rich and the poor as the labour supply is finally in demand enough to raise wages.
To not allow this to happen is grossly hypocritical of any government, business association, business owner or self proclaimed capitalist.