In fact, the transition plan enables the employer to temporarily hire a temporary foreign worker, under the condition that they indicate how they will ensure to find local labour to staff that position over the short, medium or long term.
Records in terms of vacant positions and in terms of labour shortages have been set for a number of years and will continue to be set for many years, according to economists. It is in this context that inconsistency is manifesting. For the majority of positions, the transition will be done only through the process enabling temporary immigrants to become permanent residents.