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The Trades are being scammed!
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Review of Parliament Committee Meeting
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Speaker
Okay, I just spent the last hour going through the ah Parliament view where they ah actually ah record the committee meetings. And this one was the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
Issues with the Temporary Foreign Workers Program
00:00:15
Speaker
And one of the things that it brought out was this Terry Parker guy who I've never heard of is the executive...
00:00:23
Speaker
to the Building Trades of Alberta. And he's talking to um ah members of parliament about ah about the temporary former workers program Temporary Foreign Workers Program and and the Trades Program. And I'm gonna add a couple of clips here.
Employer Tactics in Wage and Training Avoidance
00:00:39
Speaker
Chair, Mr. Parker, do you believe that the Temporary Foreign Workers Program has been used by employers to avoid raising wages and invest in training Canadian tradespeople?
00:00:50
Speaker
Yes, i do example I do. Just so you can see, ah it's true. like People are taking advantage.
00:01:01
Speaker
Employers are absolutely taking advantage of of the temporary foreign worker program to pay people less.
Abuses in the Foreign Workers Program
00:01:08
Speaker
No doubt, not every employer is good ah or benevolent.
00:01:14
Speaker
And so there's no doubt abuses of those individuals, whether that be paying them lower rates or not looking after their health care. That's one of the things that Canada takes very seriously. you know, hundreds that would like to get into the involved in the trades, yet they can't get involved in the trades because there's misuses happening out there in the system.
00:01:37
Speaker
There's no...
Comparison to Fake Permits and Credential Forgeries
00:01:38
Speaker
Anyway, um and then he did, one of the members of Quebec, uh, Mario Bellaloo, I don't know how to say that, was, uh, asked if it was comparable to, um, the trucker problem where there, people are getting, um fake permits to drive trucks. And he said, he absolutely agrees. Anyway.
00:02:02
Speaker
there Are there young Canadians who want to enter the trades, but are being crowded out because employers would rather access temporary foreign labor than invest in training them? We have roughly, what is it? I think 16 to 17% in Alberta youth unemployment currently. thats Check out the clips in the middle here and let me know what you think.
00:02:22
Speaker
right from BC, right across to the Maritimes, we are seeing misuse of the temporary foreign worker program. Thank you.
00:02:34
Speaker
ah excuse everyday jobs are week shop Have you already observed something like the phenomenon of the truckers, that is low-cost truckers, where bogus driving permits are handed out?
00:02:49
Speaker
and which gives rise to all kinds of problems such as dangerous driving on the roads. Have you ever seen that this particular phenomenon in your industry?
Call for Purpose-Driven Immigration and Economic Contribution
00:02:58
Speaker
We've seen something similar to that where they are coming, where people are coming to sites with cards, safety credentials that were not actually issued by a safety provider. There are forgeries and we're seeing forgeries happen. and We've actually seen forgeries happen for the Red Seal tickets as well.
00:03:17
Speaker
We are seeing that on some of the major industrial sites across Alberta. i Thank you, Mr. Parker. Miss you. and Anyway, I think that like we need to be aware of that.
00:03:29
Speaker
um They're talking that particularly in Alberta ah that he's seen a lot of the sort of criminal activity, fraudulent activity on many of the major construction sites throughout Alberta, which there's a whole bunch of them, so I'm not going to even try and name them, but it's a problem.
00:03:49
Speaker
um And as Terry said, he's not opposed to bringing him in new Canadians. Yeah. ah ah but they need to come here with a purpose.
00:03:59
Speaker
They need to be able to support ah um the economy and not become a net negative to that. Anyway, it's an interesting take. As usual, those are my thoughts, not yours. Good luck out there. ah be aware.
Value and Importance of Tradespeople
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Speaker
Your ticket is incredibly valuable and they need you more than you need them. My thoughts, not yours.