Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Foreign worker dismissals set to rise

The number of dismissals of temporary foreign workers is expected to spike in 2009, while the number of new foreign workers being recruited to Canada is forecast to drop significantly as companies face the prospect of layoffs in a recession, say immigration lawyers and recruiters.

"There seemed to be a never-ending pool of work for (immigration) lawyers and companies were in desperate need for foreign workers," says Evelyn Ackah, who leads the business immigration practice in Calgary for law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain.

"It's like an arc has just happened."

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