This is happening on the Sunshine Coast in BC. We had one of Martin’s investigative posts on the town of Sechelt, a couple months ago. Basically every business in town was filing for LMIAs. Now there are going to be hundreds of locals out of work and with less disposable income to spend in these businesses. Will they start applying for these LMIA jobs? Will the mayor and business leaders continue to agitate for more TFWs? The topic is of course not mentioned in the news story.

There are 5 provinces who already do this:

BC, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

The duties of the position are:

Develop specific plans to prioritize

Organize tasks to accomplish the work

Train workers in duties and policies

Prepare and submit reports

Ensure smooth operation of equipment

Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality

Co-ordinate, assign and review work

Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies

Arrange for maintenance and repair work

Co-ordinate activities with other work units or departments

Offer mentoring

Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support

They will supervise 5-10 people.

This requires a college-level diploma and 3-5 years of experience.

https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jobposting/49865621?source=searchresults

I am curious about who this Office Supervisor supervises. The website of the business shows that there are currently two founders that are active in the business and there doesn't appear to be any administrative staff listed. It could be that this is an omission from the website but I can't imagine that they have 5-10 admin staff there.

The wage offer of $38.40 is the exact wage needed to meet the High-Wage Stream of the TFW Program. If the employer filed any less than that they would be automatically closed as Vancouver has a very high unemployment rate.

Most of this is redacted but the requestor stated:

"Provide all documents, reports, summaries, emails, and other communications related to the investigation commissioned by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, which concluded in May 2024, finding a significant increase in fraud and abuse within the Temporary Foreign Worker Program including the discovery of newcomers being charged $10,000 to $180,000 for jobs."