The trend isn’t confined to the Bow Valley or even to Alberta. The federal government has temporarily eased limits on how many temporary foreign workers a business can hire in low-wage positions, and employers across Canada have increasingly made use of the program.

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I hate that companies use the option of paying temp foreign workers low wages instead of gov’ts raising minimum wages across the board. It all just seems so damn dystopian. :(

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