Canada is in the grip of a housing crisis the likes of which we’ve not seen in peacetime: rapidly escalating prices, shortages in affordable housing, long delays in construction, labour shortages, and regulatory hurdles at every turn. Against this backdrop, modular and industrialized construction are emerging as key tools in Canada’s strategy to build homes …
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for an immediate shutdown of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program, arguing it suppresses wages, shuts out Canadian youth from jobs, and primarily benefits large corporations. He proposed replacing it with a smaller, standalone program limited to agricultural labour that is “legitimately difficult-to-fill,” with a gradual phase-out in regions …
A never-released consultant’s report urged the Canadian government to take steps to prevent employers from abusing federal programs that let them hire temporary foreign workers. The March 2024 report prepared by Deloitte for Employment and Social Development Canada recommended the agency immediately increase the volume of “randomized, field-level reviews” and audits of workplaces that employ …
