Media Archive
2023
december 2023
UN investigator stands by claim that low-wage foreign worker program is like modern slavery
The Globe & Mail, December 27, 2023
Immigration Minister to ‘rein in’ number of temporary foreign workers coming into Canada in 2024
The Globe & Mail, December 22, 2023
Canada must stem the surge in temporary foreign workers and international students
The Globe & Mail, December 14, 2023
I work with migrants in Quebec. The province’s new language rules are dangerous.
Maclean's, December 14, 2023
Ottawa plans to create Canadian citizenship path for undocumented immigrants
The Globe & Mail, December 14, 2023
Temporary foreign workers: 97 statements of offence issued to 11 Quebec companies
CityNews, December 13, 2023
Canada is deporting more people faster, drawing concern from migrant advocates
CTV, December 8, 2023
November 2023
Surge of Western Canada businesses looking to hire temporary foreign workers
CBC, November 24, 2023
Foreign workers seek Canadian government protection
Global News, November 22, 2023
Trudeau government tries to ease concerns foreign workers will push out Canadians
The Toronto Star, November 21, 2023
What I see today in Canada is the exact system of plantation labour that has ravaged the Caribbean
CBC Docs, November 20, 2023
Advocates claim immigration minister ‘downplayed’ migrant worker abuse
Windsor Star, November 16, 2023
WSIB tribunal ruling breathes new life into case of Jeleel Stewart
Yahoo News Canada, November 9, 2023
Immigration minister to reform temporary foreign worker program to stamp out abuse after slavery claims
The Globe & Mail, November 7, 2023
October 2023
What a Fairer Migrant Farm Worker Program Could Look Like
The Tyee, October 25, 2023
Foreign workers seek to launch class action over claims airline caterer, Quebec recruiter violated their rights
Global News, October 4, 2023
Class-action claims foreign workers exploited by Quebec recruiter, airline caterer
The Global and Mail, October 3, 2023
Agency calls for more support for migrant workers after probe at Cape Breton resort
CBC, October 3, 2023
September 2023
Tribunal rules in favour of injured migrant workers seeking more compensation
Global News, September 29, 2023
Ontario to review how it handles workplace injury pay to migrant workers
CP24, September 27, 2023
WSIB reviewing how it handles claims for migrant workers
Canadian Occupational Safety Magazine, September 26, 2023
WSIB ordered to rectify historical injustice against injured migrant workers
Financial Post, September 22, 2023
Canada's temporary foreign worker programs breeding ground for modern-day 'slavery': UN special rapporteur
National Post, September 7, 2023
UN envoy links temporary foreign worker program to 'contemporary forms of slavery'
CBC News, September 6, 2023
Migrant workers in Canada ‘vulnerable’ to modern-day slavery: UN expert
Al Jazeera, September 6, 2023
august 2023
'Just treat us like humans': Temporary foreign workers in B.C. ride for rights, protections
CBC News, August 28, 2023
Temporary foreign workers allege abusive conditions at N.B. lobster plant
Global News, August 24, 2023
B.C. wildfires, extreme conditions leave some migrant workers in a jam
CBC News, August 23, 2023
CityNews Halifax, August 14, 2023
The Globe and Mail, August 8, 2023
CP24 News, August 8, 2023
Global News, August 8, 2023
Not so temporary: Canada making it easier for agriculture employers to retain foreign workers
CTV News, August 8, 2023
Canada plans new temporary foreign workers program to give ‘trusted’ employers quicker access
Toronto Star, August 8, 2023
july 2023
Migrant workers on Canadian farms vulnerable to human trafficking
New Canadian Media, July 26, 2023
Thirteen years ago, I left St. Lucia to work in Ontario. I don't know when my family can join me.
Macleans Magazine, July 6, 2023
Ontario Protecting Workers by Requiring Temporary Help Agency Licences
Ontario Newsroom, July 5, 2023
Rift between migrant workers reinforced by program design and employers, researcher says
CBC News, July 1, 2023
june 2023
Migrant farm workers win cash and more in wake of OPP’s DNA-sweep ‘discrimination’
Toronto Star, June 22, 2023
Ontario migrant worker can't retire, works to pay for daughter's cancer treatment
CBC News, June 13, 2023
may 2023
Migrant advocates ask Trudeau for an urgent uncapped regularization program
New Canadian Media, May 9, 2023
Pilot program for temporary agricultural workers extended after rocky pandemic start
CTV News, May 8, 2023
These migrant workers say they need better health-care access and language supports
CBC News, May 1, 2023
april 2023
Canada's largest public sector strike leaves thousands in immigration limbo
Reuters, April 30, 2023
N.L. doubles permanent residency spaces for immigrant workers, but advocates say challenges remain
CBC News, April 30, 2023
Is Canada taking the wrong approach to the labour shortage?
Toronto Star, April 28, 2023
Migrant worker exploited by Edmonton employer awarded $30K — but he can't collect
CBC News, April 23, 2023
March 2023
N.B. advocate says temporary foreign worker program needs ‘serious reforms’ before expanding
Global News, March 27, 2023
Migrant workers deserve to know the details of how they're being tracked, union says
CBC News, March 27, 2023
Cold reception. Back-breaking work. Cruel comments: How a migrant worker learned to fight back
Toronto Star, March 24, 2023
Employers who withhold workers' passports to face steeper fines under proposed Ontario law
CBC News, March 20, 2023
Hundreds rally for undocumented and migrant worker rights
City News, March 19, 2023
Undocumented migrants spend a night in front of federal offices in Montreal
CTV News, March 19, 2023
Migrant workers in Sudbury to demand 'status for all' as part of Canada-wide rallies
CBC News, March 17, 2023
5 people arrested, 2 others at large for migrant worker exploitation
Canada HR Reporter, March 6, 2023
Police announce bust of massive international labour trafficking ring in GTA
Toronto Star, March 3, 2023
Conditions for migrant workers in New Brunswick seafood industry abusive, dangerous: report
The Globe and Mail, March 1, 2023
February 2023
New report raises concerns over labour exploitation of migrant workers during pandemic
Global News, February 15, 2023
Canada is Not the Land of Opportunity for Everyone: New Research Reveals a Nation Shockingly Unaware of Labour Trafficking
Yahoo Finance, February 9, 2023
Migrant workers begin return for growing season
Windsor Star, February 8, 2023
Seasonal workers should get Medicare coverage, advocacy group says
CBC News, February 7, 2023
New regulations on migrant farm workers should tackle employer/employee power imbalances
National Post, February 2, 2023
Migrant workers sneak secret menus into Canadian restaurants to expose exploitation
CTV News, February 2, 2023
Temporary foreign worker awarded $300,000 for workplace abuse, but denied tort of labour trafficking
Law Times, February 1, 2023
january 2023
Migrants call on Trudeau to fulfill his promise to regularize the undocumented
New Canadian Media, January 27, 2023
Migrant workers in New Brunswick join nation-wide calls for permanent resident status for all
NB Media CO-OP, January 14, 2023
National Farmers Union, Migrant Workers Alliance call for permanent resident status for undocumented people
St. Catharines Standard, January 9, 2023
PSW wins fight to stay in Canada with daughter after deportation order suddenly reversed
CBC News, January 7, 2023
He gets to stay in Thunder Bay — for now. One man's journey to avoid deportation
CBC News, January 3, 2023