I repeat, the permit should be denied.
Changes in 2013 already ask employers for a training plan to wean companies off the program in the future. Why not in the skilled trades go the extra step and encourage actual hiring of Canadians during the TFW process?
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce called upon the new government to revoke the changes made to the employer compliance and training plan requirements. The chamber calls the program cumbersome and a threat to the Canadian industry. We reject this assertion strongly. A lack of commitment to training Canadians for the job of the future is the real threat.
We think the changes made by the last government continue to be justified, given the changes for employment opportunities for Canadians and underlying economic activity in certain sectors.
We don't think the program should operate in areas of high unemployment, and in order to protect and preserve jobs for Canadians, the permit should not be granted in areas where the regional rate of unemployment exceeds the national average rate.