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Rural B.C. communities ask province to support foreign worker program changes
Business leaders say the changes would let rural employers keep more workers and avoid reduced hours or closures as staffing shortages persist.
- Rural British Columbia business groups are urging Premier David Eby to support federal changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, warning that staffing shortages could force them to shut their doors.
- The federal government announced changes in March allowing rural employers to increase their temporary workforce from 10 to 15 percent to help communities struggling to fill local jobs.
- Tiffany Hetenyi, executive director of the Fort St. John and District Chamber of Commerce, says business owners face reducing hours or closing; Dawson Creek councillor Kyle MacDonald cites gaps of six to ten months between local applicants.
- Premier Eby has stated the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is not a long-term solution, while the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills reviews the changes due to lack of prior consultation.
- Mary Polak, CEO of the Care Providers Association, argued the program remains essential for care homes, cautioning that inaction could negatively impact seniors in rural communities.
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Rural B.C. communities ask province to support foreign worker program changes
Leaders in some of British Columbia's rural communities are calling on the provincial government to support changes to the temporary foreign worker program or businesses will have to start shutting
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Rural B.C. communities ask province to support foreign worker program changes – Energeticcity.ca
Leaders in some of British Columbia’s rural communities are calling on the provincial government to support changes to the temporary foreign worker program or businesses will have to start shutting their doors. Tiffany Hetenyi, executive director of the Fort St. John and District Chamber of Commerce, says business owners tell her they will have to start reducing their hours, or close for good, because of staffing shortages. The federal governmen…
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