Out of Workers, Canada Is Throwing Its Doors Open to Migrants
- Businesses say they can’t find workers for tough, rural jobs
- But program has been criticized for potential exploitation
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is opening up Canada to an increase of temporary foreign workers in a controversial experiment aimed at easing strains on the nation’s overheating economy.
Starting Saturday, the federal government will loosen limits on hiring low-wage employees from abroad, changes that could bring in thousands of additional migrant workers.