“Our immigration system is broken. But what is more concerning is that the governing Liberals are slashing immigration and suspending people’s status”
“We are calling very clearly for a single-tier immigration system, based on permanent residency and status on arrival”
“We will end provincial rules that restrict and tie foreign workers to specific employers. We will end limits based on sector, hours, occupation, or category—restrictions”
I’m not saying immigration fixes unemployment. I’m saying that over the long run, it doesn’t make it worse. When I say this and throughout my comment I mean immigration where newcomers have the same labour rights as the existing populatiom. I’m talking about PR immigration.
TFW immigration is a whole other matter which is obvious vehicle for cheap labour, which cannot create jobs, which increases PR/citizen unemployment, especially among youth because youth often works retail and that’s a major use of TFWs. That’s before we even consider the abuse TFWs get from their employers. I think the TFW program did most of the damage you speak of, along with the diploma mill foreign student program, which essentially functions as another TFW program. Temporary immigration for work should be shutdown yesterday. Any immigration for work must come with the same labour rights and that must include at least delayed PR. That guarantees fuckers can’t pay them less.
ah ok, was just making sure your thinking was grounded.
Youth (15-29) unemployment rates have skyrocketed.
“Beginning in 2023, slowing growth in labour demand and rapid population growth contributed to declining employment rates, and unemployment started to trend up, particularly for youth. For youth aged 15 to 29 years, the employment rate declined by 2.7 percentage points from March 2023 to March 2024, to 62.9%. While their participation rate remained relatively steady, their unemployment rate increased by 2.9 percentage points to 10.9% over this time.”
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/81-595-m/81-595-m2025001-eng.htm