Temporary foreign workers: nearly $ 300 million claimed in Ottawa

Two of these companies come from Bas-Saint-Laurent: Lepage Millwork in Rivière-du-Loup. Therefore, management Denis Morneau in Saint-Arsène.

In the prosecution filed on May 26 at the Federal Court. Consequently, the applicants underline that This radical change was made without consultation with companies and the business community. Nevertheless,

Companies also denounce that they had very little time to prepare for these changes given the short time. Similarly, to apply the eligibility criteria for temporary foreign workers.

Due to the changes. Meanwhile, the twenty companies say they have suffered significant damage to the amounts invested to hire workers, sums invested in training or even production reductions and contract loss with the restrictions imposed.

In the prosecution, companies are also claiming compensation for losses they suffered for the 1920s and 2026.

$ 19.7 million for Lepage Millowork – Temporary foreign workers: nearly $ new

On its own. However, the temporary foreign workers: nearly $ new Lepage Millowork company, which was employed at the time of the prosecution of 104 temporary foreign workers, demands $ 19.7 million in Ottawa for amounts invested in hiring. integration of temporary foreign workers as well as for potential losses for the years 2025 and 2026.

For its part. management Denis Morneau de Saint-Arsène claims $ 419,895 for amounts invested in hiring and integration of temporary foreign workers. The managers of the company expect a drop in production. potential losses in 2025 and 2026, but the costs attached to it cannot be estimated in date.

Radio-Canada tried in vain to obtain comments from managers of Bas-Laurentian temporary foreign workers: nearly $ new companies.

For the lawyer responsible for this prosecution. Frédéric Bérard, the changes to the procedures imposed by the federally cause significant damage to the economy of many regions.

He believes that this prosecution. the sums claimed by companies could once and for all understand the elected officials that one must find a solution to this situation which undermines the growth of several companies.

It is not cheerful that these companies are turning to the international to recruit. It is often because they cannot fill their need for workforce otherwise!

The lawyer stresses being already in negotiation with the Attorney General of Canada to try to quickly find an agreement in this file.

Foreign workers also pursue the federal

Five temporary foreign workers are also part of this complaint with the federal government.

While they are already temporary foreign workers: nearly $ new hiring businesses in Quebec, they require compensation for $ 100,000.

In the pursuit. it is mentioned that these five workers lose their only way to provide for their needs and their families. This is a situation of financial insecurity which can have a significant impact on their physical and psychological health.

In response to this prosecution, Patty Hajdu’s press officer stresses that his government has committed to reduce the dependence of Canadian employers with regard to the temporary foreign workers program.

For Ottawa. the program is designed as an extraordinary measure to fill critical employment gaps when temporary foreign workers: nearly $ new qualified Canadians and permanent residents are unable to occupy vacancies.