The temporary foreign worker program is once again in the headlines after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for it to be eliminated, blaming foreign workers for a recent rise in youth unemployment, which hovered around 14.5 per cent over the summer.

Some economists caution against drawing a direct line between the program and difficulties that young Canadians face in finding work.

But that's not to say the temporary foreign worker program doesn't have other potential drawbacks. For years , experts have raised concerns about the program — which allows businesses to hire foreign workers when they can show Canadian citizens or permanent residents aren't available to take a job — and the degree to which some employers have come to rely on it.

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