From fast food to construction, employers turn more and more to temporary foreign workers
Data drawn from labour market impact assessments — documents employers need to hire temporary foreign workers — shows the program is on the rise in a range of industries.
![From fast food to construction, employers turn more and more to temporary foreign workers](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6720148.1674174697!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mcdonalds-stiill-creek-burnaby.jpg)
![A McDonald's fast food restaurant is pictured at 4410 Still Creek Drive in Burnaby, British Columbia on Thursday January 19, 2023. A food service worker hands a McDonald's branded cup to a driver through a drive-thru window.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6720148.1674174697!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mcdonalds-stiill-creek-burnaby.jpg)
Data drawn from labour market impact assessments — documents employers need to hire temporary foreign workers — shows the program is on the rise in a range of industries.