Northern Light
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Not that I'm aware of.
Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and the U.K are countries which have some variation of pre-filed taxes.
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Not that I'm aware of.
Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and the U.K are countries which have some variation of pre-filed taxes.
Northern Light
Superstar
Agricultural employers are not keen on proposed reforms to the TFW programs on which they rely:
www.thestar.com
The gist of the objection is that the government is considering letting TFWs in the sector move between employers who are permitted TFWs at their discretion.
Some employers are concerned this could lead to 'poaching'.
I believe the word they meant to use was 'competition'.
They justify the status-quo on the basis that most TFWs are paid comparably to Canadians in the sector and most employers are compliant with health and safety regulations, and therefore, employers should be able to be assured of cost recovery for recruiting/training any TFWs.
The above, is, of course, somewhat misleading because the reason we need so many TFWs in this sector is that wages are low, and working conditions difficult.
Truthfully, I wish we didn't have to use TFWs in this sector, but as the United States relies heavily on 'undocumented' labourers in agriculture as well as documented temporary workers as well, it would be extremely difficult to be cost-competitive in the sector with what would otherwise be market wages.
I think this reform is a gentle nudge in the right direction, one that would penalize the worst employers and discourage over-use of the TFW program.
Canada’s plan to overhaul its temporary foreign worker program has employers concerned
A majority of employers in agriculture fear changes to federal program will encourage "employee poaching," CFIB report says.
www.thestar.com
The gist of the objection is that the government is considering letting TFWs in the sector move between employers who are permitted TFWs at their discretion.
Some employers are concerned this could lead to 'poaching'.
I believe the word they meant to use was 'competition'.
They justify the status-quo on the basis that most TFWs are paid comparably to Canadians in the sector and most employers are compliant with health and safety regulations, and therefore, employers should be able to be assured of cost recovery for recruiting/training any TFWs.
The above, is, of course, somewhat misleading because the reason we need so many TFWs in this sector is that wages are low, and working conditions difficult.
Truthfully, I wish we didn't have to use TFWs in this sector, but as the United States relies heavily on 'undocumented' labourers in agriculture as well as documented temporary workers as well, it would be extremely difficult to be cost-competitive in the sector with what would otherwise be market wages.
I think this reform is a gentle nudge in the right direction, one that would penalize the worst employers and discourage over-use of the TFW program.
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Admiral Beez
Superstar
One thing to note is that much of our farming is now corporate owned. So, labour exploitation can be assumed.
lenaitch
Senior Member
According to StatsCan and AgCanada, only 2.4% of farms are owned by non-family corporations. Family corporations make up 17.4%; the rest are sole proprietorships. This is farms, not acreage.
yrt+viva=1system
Senior Member
This is an opinion piece but it is in my view the closest glimpse we have at the moment into why young voters are veering towards populist Right-wing parties.
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...r-right-seduced-young-voters-europe-elections
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...r-right-seduced-young-voters-europe-elections
kEiThZ
Superstar
This is a strange tact for the Liberals. Paywall free here: https://archive.is/HCihw
Opinion: Freeland’s futile capital gains gambit to embarrass the Conservatives
The government should not use fiscal policy as a cudgel against political opponents; the Conservatives would be right to vote against the taxwww.theglobeandmail.com
Freeland paints us a dystopia where only the rich do well, but the Liberals have been in power since 2015. If the country is out of cash, maybe look to the expansion of program spending?
And the capital gains increase does not only impact the 1%, but anyone who owns property and wants to pass it on.
Anything to not acknowledge the fact that their policies have substantially increased inequality and destroyed productivity and competitiveness by parking 90% of this country's wealth in one unproductive sector: housing.
I am so done with this government and their ridiculous gaslighting. Sadly, the next one will be equally bad, just in other ways.
jje1000
Senior Member
Yes, unfortunately Poilievre will likely not be making the difficult moves needed to right the ship, and will be just be the Conservative neoliberalist flavour of the day.
kEiThZ
Superstar
Poilievre is definitely not going to be better. But letting this government's arrogance and gaslighting pass is probably not good in the long run. It's going to teach them there's no consequences for poor governance.
picard102
Senior Member
The lesson being that they will get re-elected after things get even worse and repeat the cycle? Pretty sure they already know that.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Well, now they're not coming at all. Let's hope those that are coming and wish to stay are the high skills, innovative class. https://archive.is/ugiuk
Putting aside the diploma mills, the public universities and colleges will need to demand more money from the provinces and/or their students to cover the loss. Or shrink their programs. The UK seems to be following our example.
My bigger worry, who is going to deliver my Door Dash?
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Northern Light
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We've discussed the problem of exploding numbers of TFWs in Canada and what that does to hamper wage and productivity growth........
CBC has a new story out and it adds some meat to the bone:
Have a look at the largest percentage growth in TFWs by sector: (from the above)
Nurses Aids/Orderlies is tops..........but look at number two....with a 4802% increase....... Food Counter attendants etc.
But we're also bringing in Retail Sales supervisors, Light Duty Cleaners and Food Processing factory workers in big numbers.
This is ridiculous, and offensive and there's no hyperbole in that description, its really too kind.
CBC has a new story out and it adds some meat to the bone:
Have a look at the largest percentage growth in TFWs by sector: (from the above)
Nurses Aids/Orderlies is tops..........but look at number two....with a 4802% increase....... Food Counter attendants etc.
But we're also bringing in Retail Sales supervisors, Light Duty Cleaners and Food Processing factory workers in big numbers.
This is ridiculous, and offensive and there's no hyperbole in that description, its really too kind.
afransen
Senior Member
Those percentages are shocking, but misleading without the context of the low base. A grand total of 170 people growing by 48x.
Coolibop
Active Member
A minor point for clarity, that figure above represents approvals for hire and not actual sector growth figures. I think the pont still stands generally what sectors were looking to take advantage...
Northern Light
Superstar
To over 8,000! That's statistically significant and ridiculous.
You also have to take the numbers collectively, and then layer on all the foreign students working similar jobs off-campus, and the increasing number of people here illegally.
For further clarity the percentage of the labour force that is 'temporarily' in Canada has at least tripled since 2006.
From:
Canada in the Dark about Temporary Residents in the Workforce | C.D. Howe Institute | Canada Economy News | Canadian Government Policy
September 7, 2023 – Policymakers are in the dark when it comes to dealing with the growing number of temporary residents in Canada. The large difference in estimates by Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) data on Canada’s...
Note that I am, of course, aware of CD Howe's bias, but the stats above are not theirs, but the government's.
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Northern Light
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Stats. Can is out with their latest long term population forecast model.
Long term, essentially means 50 years or through to 2073.
Of course, this is mostly an attention-seeking vehicle for Stats. Can as so much can and will change in the world over such a period as to render the margin of error nearly infinite.
That said........
They project, under a medium growth scenario, that Canada will be 63M in 2073; which for argument's sake, I modeled out with 1% growth per year thereafter and you get 82.5M and change by the dawn of the 22nd Century.
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They also have low growth and high growth scenarios, which betray the rather made-up nature of the thing showing a range of 47M at the low end (just a bit less than 6M above current levels) all the way to 87M; the latter of which would model out (at 1% annualized growth post 2073) to ~114M in the year 2100.
Source:
www150.statcan.gc.ca
Long term, essentially means 50 years or through to 2073.
Of course, this is mostly an attention-seeking vehicle for Stats. Can as so much can and will change in the world over such a period as to render the margin of error nearly infinite.
That said........
They project, under a medium growth scenario, that Canada will be 63M in 2073; which for argument's sake, I modeled out with 1% growth per year thereafter and you get 82.5M and change by the dawn of the 22nd Century.
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They also have low growth and high growth scenarios, which betray the rather made-up nature of the thing showing a range of 47M at the low end (just a bit less than 6M above current levels) all the way to 87M; the latter of which would model out (at 1% annualized growth post 2073) to ~114M in the year 2100.
Source:
The Daily — Population projections: Canada, provinces and territories, 2023 to 2073
Since the last edition of Statistics Canada's population projections for Canada, the provinces and territories, published in 2022, Canadian demographics have changed significantly, and according to the new series of projections released today by the organization, Canada could have 63 million...