The changes to the TFWP [Temporary Foreign Workers Program] will encourage the use of more temporary workers. Temporary workers have fewer rights, limited benefits and essentially no access to settlement services. In addition, visa conditions for temporary workers often make them dependent on their employers for such things as housing, health care and basic information about their rights. […]Migrant workers pay taxes, and they contribute to social programs, including the Canada Pension Plan and employment insurance, that they may never use. Recent estimates indicate that TFWs and their employers contributed as much as $303 million over 12 months in employment insurance premiums in 2008 alone.
Peterborough
