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Originally Posted by Azure
Yep. Exactly what I keep talking about. Canadians are being extremely picky about what work they do, probably because a lot of the work that is available is physically oriented, and as a result we're adding a record amount of jobs the past few months, but unemployment is staying the same or going up just a bit because the unemployed in Canada are not willing to do the work that foreigners are coming in and doing.
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That should be taken with a grain of salt. There are a lot of unscrupulous employers who would love to take advantage of being able to bring in somebody for minimum wage than paying somebody an adequate salary. How can you even tell though if foreign workers are being brought in to fill positions that EI recipients don't want? Is there a correlation between skill set and the workers being brought in? Are there some numbers showing what jobs EI recipients applied for or not?
I know that when we were considering hiring a nanny, the person who was running this organization said - put an ad in the paper and some stuff and pretend to interview a few people, then you can get a apply to allow a foreign worker to come and fil the position and pay them minimum wage (or less as the guy was suggesting).
So, who knows if EI recipients were even really considered for any position in this case. If some employer thinks this is a good way to cut salary related expenses the would probably do that.