44% of Canadians Want to End Temporary Foreign Worker Program, 30% Disagree: Poll

44% of Canadians Want to End Temporary Foreign Worker Program, 30% Disagree: Poll
A worker is seen at a food court quick service restaurant in a mall in Montreal, on Dec. 2, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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Canadians are divided on whether Ottawa should eliminate its temporary foreign worker program, although the scales tip in favour of scrapping the program, a new survey suggests.

Forty-four percent of Canadians said they support a recent proposal by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to phase out the temporary foreign worker program (TFWP) while 30 percent are opposed to such a move, a survey from Abacus Data found. An additional 18 percent of those polled said they were either neutral or undecided on the subject.