B.C. Partially Backs Federal TFW Program Changes

0:00It's April 21st. This is Canada News today. AI powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. British Columbia's government is partially signing on to federal tweaks and the temporary Foreign Worker Program. Rural employers can now hold on to their existing low wage foreign hires beyond the 10% cap for one more year, easing some labor squeezes. They're skipping the second change, though, which would have let those rural spots bump up to a 15% share of temporary workers. Mr. Jesse Suner laid it out in question period this week, saying businesses need the help right now amid shortages, but the whole set of risks, exploitation through close work permits that lock workers to just one boss. These folks are boosting our economy, Sun are stressed, so we got to protect them better. No quick fixes, but real reforms with more provincial sayover. Economic immigration streams. General gigs, short term roles, and primary agriculture, stay exempt from caps, as B.C. Pushes Ottawa for lasting changes to keep things fair and flowing.