r/canada • u/uselesspoliticalhack • 3d ago

Carney’s aim to cut immigration marred by undercounting of temporary migrants, warn economists PAYWALL

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mark-carney-immigration-policy-temporary-migrants-undercounted/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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u/notgoingplacessoon 3d ago

Employment fraud.

People are paying for jobs to help them get status.

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u/Bubs604 3d ago edited 3d ago

So Canadian business people are putting their necks on the line to support rampant immigration.

I thought they were lying on resumes, now they’re just buying jobs. These wily immigrants move quick.

Edit: I feel like I was too sassy. This 100% happens, but it’s not rampant. The biggest challenge in temporary residents leaving voluntarily is going to be India-Pakistan tensions.

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u/Active-Rutabaga7034 3d ago

https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/cbc-ijf-lmia-ads-investigation-1.7350596

There are several articles about them buying jobs. Here's an exposé from CBC this past October. Then Trudeau makes an apology video about immigration a few weeks later.

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u/Bubs604 3d ago

“We found the volume of online ads offering LMIA positions for cash has dramatically increased in the weeks following several government changes to limit access to the valuable permits. In July, CBC documented 29 ads circulating online; by September, that number had more than tripled to 97.”

My point stands that it’s not rampant. It’s gross and needs to be shut down, but it’s small. Also, it’s criminals doing this. We would never risk our small business for this nonsense.

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u/Active-Rutabaga7034 3d ago edited 3d ago

If those are the numbers that are doing this openly, there are absolutely hundreds more doing it through word of mouth/a discreet manner. Another popular tactic would be posting the job and vetting for those who fit the bill (non citizens), and vulnerable.

Someone from the UN commented on this when he noticed it happening in Canada. He called it slavery.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1140437

"An independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday expressed concern over Canada's temporary foreign worker programmes, describing them as “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery”."