Number of Temporary Worker Applications Fell as Fine Total Increased, Government Says

Number of Temporary Worker Applications Fell as Fine Total Increased, Government Says
Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 3, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Ottawa issued almost $5 million in fines to companies for not complying with the rules that accompanied the temporary foreign worker permits they received, new government data shows.

The Employment and Social Development Canada report also said that after new rules kicked in last year making it harder to get a temporary foreign worker permit, the number of applications made under the program was cut in half.