Canadian Firms ‘Addicted’ to Temporary Workers, Immigration Minister Says Ahead of Policy Changes

Canadian Firms ‘Addicted’ to Temporary Workers, Immigration Minister Says Ahead of Policy Changes
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Oct. 9, 2024. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
|Updated:
0:00

Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Canadian businesses bear some responsibility in the immigration crisis, noting that they have become reliant on temporary workers.

“I’ve also acknowledged that the [immigration] system has gotten overheated. To some extent, the country has indeed gotten addicted to temporary workers, and businesses have taken advantage of that. They’ve leveraged that opportunity, and I think there’s some responsibility there,” Miller said during the Oct. 8 Senate Question Period.