Human Resources committee  We understand there's a cost to administer this program, and we're okay with that. The problem occurs when you double the cost in less than five years, and there's no return to taxpaying, hard-working Canadian companies that are bringing millions and millions of dollars in tax in

Human Resources committee  The number one hurdle is the inefficient element around the labour market opinion process. Many of the jobs under the NOC categories don't even exist. Many times when you apply, the application simply gets tossed out, and the person who is assessing the application doesn't unders

Human Resources committee  We're talking about unskilled workers, but there are other jobs for skilled workers as well.

Human Resources committee  That is correct. There's a time frame to train them and to bring them up to speed. On-board orientation is anywhere between two to eight weeks.

Human Resources committee  With all due respect to the local work force available, they simply do not want to come to work in a manufacturing facility to earn a living. We have tried day after day, week after week. For example, I shared the last five years of our attrition and retention data, and we lost 7

Human Resources committee  Because at the end of the day what we pay is not the final wage. You have to take the base plus the benefits plus the cost of bringing in these workers. By the time you calculate that amount, it's $4 to $5 more than a fully loaded wage rate we pay to a Canadian worker.

Human Resources committee  The reason for refusal is simply the prevailing wage rate. For example, I am in the business of building hot tubs, and when I need to find workers I need to pay them in accordance to the local market, but at the same time I also have to make sure that my wage is not over $20 or $

Human Resources committee  At this standing committee, look at how to reform the temporary foreign worker program. I feel, based on our experience working in several manufacturing sectors, that the following two corrective actions need to be addressed with urgency to stimulate and improve the hiring of wor

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. May. Good afternoon. My name is Jatinder Sidhu. I am the executive vice-president for Coast Spas, with corporate head offices in Langley, British Columbia. I want to begin by thanking the honourable member of Parliament, Mr. Mark Warawa, of the Langley—Aldergrov