The federal government is considering changes to the temporary foreign workers program which would allow them to switch jobs if they have an employment offer from another farmer. Article content

It would also apply to fisheries industry workers, according to a document leaked by an organization for temporary foreign workers. Article content

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It would be a huge gain for workers who now may only work for the farmer who brought them to Canada. Some have described that as slavery.

Internal documents from Employment and Social Development Canada – the ministry in charge of the program – detail proposals to introduce a new sector-specific permit for workers in the agricultural and fish processing industries.

The work permits would also be issued for two

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