Should Canada increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?
Skilled temporary work visas are usually given to foreign scientists, engineers, programmers, architects, executives, and other positions or fields where demand outpaces supply. Most businesses argue that hiring skilled foreign workers allows them to competitively fill positions which are in high demand. Opponents argue that skilled immigrants decrease middle class wages and job tenure.
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Response rates from 1.2k Ottawa Centre voters.
52% Increase |
30% Decrease |
49% Increase |
19% Decrease |
3% Increase, our economy relies on businesses hiring the highest skilled workers at the lowest cost |
6% Decrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs |
4% Decrease, companies are currently taking advantage of this program to decrease wages |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 1.2k Ottawa Centre voters.
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Unique answers from Ottawa Centre voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@57MXLNH4yrs4Y
Educational institutions & government should join to evaluate the need for skilled workers, then provide $$$ incentives such as free tuition & small living allowance to Canadians willing to train to fill these gaps. We have too many unskilled, unemployed arts degrees, and educators are still pushing students to a prestigious ARTS program.
@4VQ296S4yrs4Y
Our education system should be tailored to the job market. Too much utter waste of artsy fartsy programs when people can't find a plumber.
@4L6DJ6Q4yrs4Y
Educate more cons in highly skilled job areas
@B2QNMXZ5 days5D
I am satisfied with the current amout, but the government should provide more incentives to prepare canadian citizens for these jobs and make the process to obtain equivalences easier for immigrants & refugees
@B2MJ2M31wk1W
Keep the same but add politics to try to prioritize Canadians or boundaries for university studies in those fields.
@B24T7392mos2MO
Increase, but only in fields that are not over-saturated, and pay all workers fair and reasonable wages.
@9ZYVF3M2mos2MO
Companies are taking advantage of this program to hire immigrants at a lower cost instead of hiring Canadian citizens
@9WYDMSD3mos3MO
Eliminate and put laws in place to prevent a program similar to it from ever being implemented again.
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