Toronto, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In response to the Leader of the Official Opposition’s calls today to scrap the Temporary Foreign Worker program, Restaurants Canada says without enough staff for key roles, restaurants in rural and remote communities risk reduced hours, closures, and lost local jobs.

Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs), while making up only 3% of the foodservice workforce, play a vital role in sustaining operations in underserved areas. These workers: predominantly skilled chefs and cooks are often the cornerstone of a restaurant’s ability to operate and maintain operations. The realities of the aging labour market in many of these areas, means chefs and cooks are simply not available.

Temporary Foreign Workers are not a low-cost option for labour, but a last reso

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