Nathaniel Erskine-Smith at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On June 17th, 2022. See this statement in context.

June 17th, 2022 / 2:20 p.m.

Liberal

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

That's okay. I understand.

We received correspondence back from Service Canada in relation to the TFW program and its impact on wages. Service Canada countered the notion that the TFW program has a downward pressure on Canadian wages. However, I went back to Professor Skuterud, who had initially been in touch with me, and he pointed out that estimates consistently point to substantial wage suppression effects with respect to the TFW program.

Can you speak to that?

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