Canada may soon allow easier pathways to permanent residence for temporary foreign workers, the Minister of Immigration, John McCallum, said on Sunday on national television. Details of modifications to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) are likely to be revealed in the coming weeks, with a parliamentary report on the matter set to be introduced.
The TFWP allows employers in Canada to hire internationally on a temporary basis to fill labour shortages, sometimes in low-skilled positions. Many of these workers' potential route to permanent resident status have been described as too difficult, or impossible.
"We think that those who come, in general, should have a pathway to permanent residence more so than is the case today. If they’re on a pathway to permanent residence, they’re only temporary for a while, and then they become full Canadians," he added, referencing the fact that a pathway to permanent residence
