Foreign Workers: Political/Labour effects (split from 2024 UK rioting thread)

[The Bread Guy]

Survey says: keep the changed TFW program, too many are coming in & it's good for biz/bad for housing

Temporary Foreign Workers: Canadians support reduced program; few want workers to have path to citizenship -

Majority believe program is ‘bad’ for labour market for citizens, Canada’s housing situation September 10, 2024 – As Canadians express more concern over immigration, the federal government is taking steps to rein in the number of temporary residents the country takes in. That includes changes...

angusreid.org

 

[Kirkhill]

From today's National Post.

People line-up to attend a community-wide job fair at the Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday May 7, 2025. Photo by John Lappa/Sudbury Star/Postmedia Network

FIRST READING: Canadian youth hammered by vanishing summer job market

Youth unemployment has been pitched sky-high, in part due to temporary foreign worker program

nationalpost.com

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Find the students in that picture.

Note the elderly gent in the rear clutching his resume. Grey haired woman in the front followed by a thirtyish woman.
Additional point of differentiation - the old folks do not have their noses buried in their smart phones.

 

[YZT580]

From today's National Post.



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FIRST READING: Canadian youth hammered by vanishing summer job market

Youth unemployment has been pitched sky-high, in part due to temporary foreign worker program

nationalpost.com

....

Find the students in that picture.

Note the elderly gent in the rear clutching his resume. Grey haired woman in the front followed by a thirtyish woman.
Additional point of differentiation - the old folks do not have their noses buried in their smart phones.

our local 7/11 style store no longer hires students because they can't sell liquor so that is one job source gone. No one pumps gas anymore so that is a second one gone. The farmers here-about quit hiring students a few years ago except for fruit sorting jobs because they won't work in the heat or for the long hours so that is a third source gone. Big box stores and fast food joints are about all that is left unless you luck into a government job at a park and those go to indigenous, LGBTQ, handicapped, non-Caucasian, girls and guys in that order of priority. Many of the students have never even started a lawnmower let alone gone around the neighbourhood drumming up business so much of their woe is me is their own fault.

 

[mariomike]

Many of the students have never even started a lawnmower < snip >

Old manual push types did a better job, and were good exercise.

 

[Kirkhill]

Old manual push types did a better job, and were good exercise.

Until today I would have argued the toss with you but last week our electric gave up the ghost and the wife decreed we were getting a push mower.

I tried it today.

I have to say it was actually less effort than the electric.... big wheels and no motor makes for an easier day. And no cord either.

I hate admitting she might have been right....

 

[mariomike]

Or

Until today I would have argued the toss with you but last week our electric gave up the ghost and the wife decreed we were getting a push mower.

I tried it today.

I have to say it was actually less effort than the electric.... big wheels and no motor makes for an easier day. And no cord either.

I hate admitting she might have been right....

Or, just leave the lawn till it's ready for a scythe , if you cant hire a neighbourhood kid. < smile

 

[Blackadder1916]

Or

Or, just leave the lawn till it's ready for a scythe , if you cant hire a neighbourhood kid. < smile

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