Description: The Canadian federal government plans to come down strongly on companies that abuse the foreign worker program. As of December 2012, estimates indicate that were 340,000 foreign workers in Canada—an increase of 100% over the 2005 numbers.

Source: Huffington Post

Date: March 28, 2014

Link:  http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/28/temporary-foreign-worker-fines_n_5049295.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-business

Questions for Discussion:

1. Why do companies hire such large numbers of foreign temporary workers?
2. Will hefty fines deter companies?
3. Are there other ways that companies can be incentivized to recruit more Canadians over foreign temporary workers?