Places hiring TFWs through the program requiring an LMIA aren't really the problem. Its stated purpose is to only bring people in for jobs that they can't fill with Canadians or PRs (idk if it works this way in practice). It's the LMIA-exempt TFWs hired through the IMP (International Mobility Program) that are the issue. IMP has a stated purpose to " promote Canada's broad economic, social, and cultural interests", whatever the hell that means. It still requires something like academic awards, work experience, entrepreneurship, etc to qualify, but it is trivial for people from corrupt shitholes to cheat, fake or sell credentials, set up a fake scam business, just lie their asses off, etc (Indians are the worst offenders but by no means are they the only ones).
This speaks for itself:
(also keep in mind they can bring their spouse and kids here, and that somebody in the family needing expensive health care interventions out of reach at home is often a motivation to even apply for this program having specifically chose Canada in the first place...)
Most of the growth has been in industries that either bring in people lying about qualifications/skills or are otherwise incompetent, or else do not require a skill at all and I have a hard time believing cannot be filled with Canadians. The trend is probably continuing but can't find the most current data, but here's a breakdown by sector:
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I'd be interested in knowing if the degree of product/service quality suffering from the "competency crisis" is proportional to the number of job positions replaced by IMP applicants but I think we know what we'd find. You can fill a position with a 55 year old who has been doing a job *in Canada, to Canadian standards* for 40 years, know the job inside and out, and essentially are mostly responsible for the entire workplace remaining functional... a Canadian Millennial or Zoomer who could be clueless but at least have a legitimate education and are willing to listen and learn... or for nearly the same wage you can hire 2-3 young overworked Indian scammers with fake diplomas who are probably lazy, retarded and/or negligent and couldn't understand instructions even if their language skills were decent, which they usually aren't. So many companies are opting for the second option and every time a Boomer retires everything goes to shit even worse.
Although to be totally fair, with the increased number of Canadians who (especially since covid) just say "fuck it" and leech off our overly generous welfare system their entire lives or malinger for disability, teenagers having too much "depreshun and anxiety" to possibly be expected to work a job/attend school, and colleges becoming daycare centers I could see the necessity if no politicians are willing to take the hit to their popularity if they started kicking bullshitters and pussies off social programs, or at least further incentivized part time work...but the jobs need to be there in the first place.
In fact I'm almost thinking it might be better to eliminate the low-wage TFW program category altogether, with an exemption for agriculture and caregivers (whether they work for a private employer or nursing home/group home shouldn't matter). Just spitballing here, would that be realistic? Afaik the massive employers (Tim Hortons, Walmart, Amazon, big property management companies, etc) account for a lot of the growth, and can definitely afford to hire equally competent Canadians. It wouldn't solve anything, really, but could stem the bleed a little bit.
