Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary foreign workers allowed into Canada?

They shouldn't bother creating temporary work visas. It's either they are a citizen or not a citizen, because that most workers goals anyways in this program.

Increase, could form a better bond to the people of foreign countries resulting in better variety of contacts which could lead to greater supply for trade

Decrease the minimum wage and remove some social programs to incentivise unemployed Canadians to fill these roles; alternatively subsidize automation in these industries to replace the labour.

Regardless, improving immigration rules, citizenship test, border control and accepting anyone who's not a criminal or a national threat, also imposing no limit amount of immigrants or legal residents would make this question irrelevant.

Decrease, we need to start worrying more about the people we have in this country than the ones from other countries.

Depends on the work being done.

Increase for immigrants and non immigrants

Until the citizen of the land can’t put numbers allowed foreigners to work

Increase a little bit

Depends based on work needed

The level should be dependant on the need

increased, if they are skilled workers

Increase, not enough temporary workers for agriculture production

We should be educating our population that work role does not equal value, and incentivize Canadians to take jobs that used to be viewed as "beneath them"

Decrease or increase as needed

Considered individual cases, the need and if there are enough Canadian workers to fill positions

I am unsure at this moment/ don’t have enough information to formulate an opinion

Decrease slightly, again the problem is housing.

Maintain as much as possible while still directing said workers to industries with a shortage of Canadian workers

Increase, but only for industries with critical shortages of workers (such as the healthcare system)

Train more Canadians and prioritize Canadians when hiring. Do more to address the worker shortage within Canada using Canadians but use foreign temporary workers if necessary.

Neither, current temporary foreign workers should be offered permanent residence and potential for citizenship

Neither, Temporary foreign workers should make the same wages as citizens doing the same job, and be given a path to citizenship or permanent residency

I wouldn't have the faintest idea.

Temporary worker should be only allowed if they want citizenship, and stay in the country.

Increase, but only workers with post-secondary education

Increase, but only for industries with a shortage of Canadian workers.

It's obviously needed, as these jobs are jobs that many Canadians wouldn't want to do as they are hard jobs that are long hours, but I would also say that we need to treat them with respect, and we can't just let them be at the whim of the agricultural owners as well. I would say keep the system as it is, but we also can't ignore the problems with it, nor the growing demand of Canadian produce that is needed around the world right now, especially with the war in Ukraine.

No foreign workers should be allowed in Canada.

Canadian workers in industries such as farms could fill the jobs that are currently available in Canada on a larger business. Greed should not be incentivized, plenty of young people could use these opportunities as stepping stones into the work place that are Canadian citizens.

No more foreign workers, provide jobs for your own.

Open borders.

Regardless, the government should not be involved in this matter.

End allowing temporary foreign workers into Canada, period. There are plenty of able body, able minded Canadians not working.

Monitor to allow to react to needs.

Continue to monitor job demand by industry and allow addition work visas accordingly

Depends on our current needs

easy for said workers to be exploited, so i suppose heavy heavy regulations and worker rights for the employers

I am ok with current amount

They should be treated as citizens with medical. And companies found abusing them should be charged.

Decrease, this system is being abused.

Temporary foreign workers should make the same wages as citizens doing the same job, and be given a path to citizenship or permanent residency

Increase, and offer easy pathways to citizenship if the worker is interested in permanently relocating to Canada

No they should automatically be able to become Canadian citizens

Increase, but make standards for living, access to healthcare, etc.

Maintain the current amount for industries without a shortage, and increase only for industries with a shortage of canadian workers.

listen to economists on this subject

Decrease, we should invest in Canadians who are in the unemployment field.

Number not amount.