“The government now makes businesses advertise a job for eight weeks instead of four before hiring a temporary foreign worker. Businesses outside big cities need these workers. I want the government to change this rule back to four weeks.”

“Mr. Speaker, since April 1, the federal government has been unnecessarily delaying the hiring of temporary foreign workers. Businesses are now required to advertise a job for eight straight weeks without finding a candidate, rather than four, as was previously the case, before they can begin the process of hiring a temporary foreign worker or renewing their permit. Businesses outside the major urban centres do not recruit abroad by choice, but by necessity. Eight weeks is four weeks too many for no reason. Will the government change the requirement back to four weeks?”

“The government doubled the wait time to hire temporary foreign workers to eight weeks. This delay stops businesses from finishing their contracts on time and hurts Quebec's economy. The government must change the wait time back to four weeks.”

“Mr. Speaker, extending the time frame for recruiting or renewing temporary foreign workers from four to eight weeks will cause businesses to miss their deadlines. The regulatory change that took effect on April 1 will prevent our businesses from fulfilling their contracts. There is an urgent need to revert to four weeks. Otherwise, the federal government’s new measure will have an impact on the Quebec economy as a whole, and even more so in the regions. Why not go back to a four-week period instead of delaying worker recruitment in a detrimental way?”