Economics
Canada Loosens Foreign-Worker Cap for Desperate Quebec Companies
- Quebec faces acute labor shortage with unemployment at 4.6%
- Province uses scholarships to lure students to IT, engineering
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Canada is making it easier for Quebec employers to hire temporary foreign workers in key industries like food and health care, the latest attempt at easing one of the most acute labor shortages in the country.
Starting Monday, temporary workers from outside Canada can make up as much as 20% of the workforce for low-wage positions in certain sectors, up from 10% previously, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a news release. The measure is part of a pilot project announced in August that also loosens some recruiting requirements.