Why the health-care sector is hiring temporary foreign workers like never before
While the health-care sector represents a small fraction of Canada's temporary foreign worker program, employers are increasingly turning to it to hire nurse aides and other staff.
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While the health-care sector represents a small fraction of Canada's temporary foreign worker program, employers are increasingly turning to it to hire nurse aides and other staff.