Growing Demand For Temporary Foreign Workers In Canada

๐‘๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐Ÿ ๐“๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ (๐“๐…๐–๐ฌ)
Recent data from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) indicates a significant increase in the number of Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) approved to work in Canada. In 2023, nearly 240,000 TFWs were approved, a substantial rise from just over 108,000 in 2018. This trend reflects the growing reliance on TFWs to fill vacant positions across various industries.
๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐…๐– ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ
Several industries have seen a dramatic increase in TFW approvals between 2018 and 2023.
๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž:
1. Nurse Aides and Patient Service Associates (NOC 33102): From 16 approvals in 2018 to 2,514 in 2023, a staggering 15,613% increase.
2. Food Counter Attendants and Kitchen Helpers (NOC 65201): Approvals rose from 170 in 2018 to 8,333 in 2023, a 4,802% increase.
3. Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers (NOC 75110): From 132 approvals in 2018 to 5,353 in 2023, marking a 3,955% increase.