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Temporary foreign worker ban: Kenney tells Quebec to hire its unemployed youth
OTTAWA – Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney says Quebec just has to hire its own youth and unemployed instead of relying on temporary foreign workers.
Quebec wants an exemption to a federal moratorium so restaurants in the province can hire such workers.
Kenney told the Commons today the moratorium was imposed to protect Canadians who are looking for work.
The federal minister is pointing out that 14 per cent of Quebec youth are unemployed as are 20 per cent of new arrivals to the province.
Ottawa announced the moratorium in late April after reports suggested the program was being abused by the food-service industry.
A spokesman for Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil said on the weekend the province has no problem with the program and thatrestaurants need temporary foreign workers to keep operating, especially in summer.
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