http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/canadian-jobs-at-risk-without-temporary-foreign-worker-access.html Online petition signatures en-us Thu, 9 Apr 2026 07:55 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19606107?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:41:12 UTC 19606107 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19605990?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:41:22 UTC 19605990 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/19430970?utm_medium=rss I hope we give consideration to where it is due. TFWs are all hardworking and hoping their long'term dreams wont die.

]]> Mon, 2 Nov 2015 10:11:06 UTC 19430970 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18311571?utm_medium=rss One of ghe good reason why foreign workers ate here is to help evonomy to grow... Vombination of canadian people and temporary foreign worker is a big help to vompanynowner especially yo those busy and big restaurant..

]]> Wed, 7 Jan 2015 11:28:54 UTC 18311571 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/18055730?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:22:55 UTC 18055730 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17780468?utm_medium=rss Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:57:29 UTC 17780468 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17772540?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Aug 2014 03:43:30 UTC 17772540 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17690874?utm_medium=rss Sun, 3 Aug 2014 08:51:11 UTC 17690874 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17644536?utm_medium=rss We are a small business owner in a small remote community very much affected by not being able to now hire foreign workers. We need this ban lifted and we need to be able to get back on track to hiring ppl. Cooks and front end staff

]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:23:37 UTC 17644536 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17641508?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Jul 2014 09:57:06 UTC 17641508 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17641105?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Jul 2014 06:00:31 UTC 17641105 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17641032?utm_medium=rss Sun, 20 Jul 2014 05:22:00 UTC 17641032 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17640974?utm_medium=rss Without temporary foreign workers in the food industry, small town business owners like myself will be forced to close! Due to labor shortages. We TRY to hire Canadians, they would rather be on unemployment and pretend to apply for jobs then actually accept a job they applied for! Foreign workers saved our business and I am sure this is the same for MANY restaurant owners. don't punish us because some ppl abuse the program. ENFORCE the program instead and let us keep our foreign workers!

]]> Sun, 20 Jul 2014 05:01:26 UTC 17640974 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17618418?utm_medium=rss Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:52:27 UTC 17618418 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17588197?utm_medium=rss New program is unfair to business, general public and will have a negative impact on business growth and sustainability.
There are simply not enough Canadians to take on the jobs that are out there, particularly in areas with almost no unemployment ( my area according to StatsCan is at 2.9% as of 2012 unemployment)

]]> Mon, 7 Jul 2014 09:20:34 UTC 17588197 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17582713?utm_medium=rss Sun, 6 Jul 2014 10:17:43 UTC 17582713 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17572857?utm_medium=rss Unfortunately it is very difficult to find Canadians who will work in our industry. It is a job which needs to be viewed with more respect. Foreigners are great workers, very respectful and thankful and are usually a great asset to our industry.

]]> Fri, 4 Jul 2014 11:17:16 UTC 17572857 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17569978?utm_medium=rss small businesses are key to our business and the economy

]]> Thu, 3 Jul 2014 05:09:21 UTC 17569978 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17550724?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Jun 2014 03:25:29 UTC 17550724 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17548146?utm_medium=rss Sat, 28 Jun 2014 06:58:06 UTC 17548146 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17541175?utm_medium=rss the change in the program is not going to help but it will hinder the ablility of owners to operate their restaurants. We will not be able to open new restaurants and will in fact have fewer jobs available to canadians

]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2014 04:46:47 UTC 17541175 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17538484?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:36:16 UTC 17538484 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17537510?utm_medium=rss Wed, 25 Jun 2014 01:09:15 UTC 17537510 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17537483?utm_medium=rss I feel like the ban on Temporary Foreign workers SHOULD be lifted so some of our restaurants do NOT have to close due to staff shortages. This isn't helping Canadians one bit, and I am not a foreign worker. I'm a white Canadian born in Canada, so I'm not being bias. Please consider this ban. Thank you

]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2014 01:00:51 UTC 17537483 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17533214?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jun 2014 01:13:53 UTC 17533214 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17532875?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:51:24 UTC 17532875 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17526931?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jun 2014 01:19:43 UTC 17526931 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17525355?utm_medium=rss The tfw come to our country and work their very hardest every single day. Leaving behind their families and children. They sacrifice so much. It is wrong in every sense of the word to not allow the tfw's the oppirtunity to become permanent residents. Why would they even bother coming this country if that is not even a possibility. The tfws deserve that opportunity. Lets give it to them.

]]> Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:04:49 UTC 17525355 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17524203?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:16:30 UTC 17524203 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17515372?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:56:45 UTC 17515372 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17514363?utm_medium=rss Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:48:58 UTC 17514363 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17510622?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Jun 2014 05:53:42 UTC 17510622 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17510296?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Jun 2014 04:35:58 UTC 17510296 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17507721?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Jun 2014 08:41:57 UTC 17507721 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17503914?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:47:11 UTC 17503914 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17501799?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Jun 2014 10:10:12 UTC 17501799 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17501317?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Jun 2014 08:17:49 UTC 17501317 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17499070?utm_medium=rss Tue, 17 Jun 2014 12:25:52 UTC 17499070 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17498186?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Jun 2014 08:11:02 UTC 17498186 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17496682?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Jun 2014 04:08:46 UTC 17496682 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17495284?utm_medium=rss We always hire locally first if we can but most of them do not want the short shifts and minimum wage. My experience is that temporary foreign workers do accept whatever jobs are available. As long as they follow our lifestyles and beliefs, I think they should be allowed to work in Canada

]]> Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:51:22 UTC 17495284 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17493618?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Jun 2014 09:31:10 UTC 17493618 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17486337?utm_medium=rss Sun, 15 Jun 2014 12:36:27 UTC 17486337 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17485614?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Jun 2014 07:44:35 UTC 17485614 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17484623?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Jun 2014 01:33:51 UTC 17484623 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17484395?utm_medium=rss Our business has hired every qualified willing Canadian who applied to our company in the three years we have been utilizing the temporary foreign workers program. It is a great injustice and poor reflection on our Canadian image that we are now required to take away jobs from people we welcomed to our country and expel them from Canada based on a news media stories and purely political decisions. I am sad to say that I am a little less proud of being a Canadian at this time.

]]> Sat, 14 Jun 2014 12:19:20 UTC 17484395 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17482522?utm_medium=rss As a manager for Tim Hortons we value all our TFW. We would find it very difficult to give the quality of service our guest expect if they were no longer allowed this opportunity in canada.

]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2014 09:33:17 UTC 17482522 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17481834?utm_medium=rss I support the the TFW program and run a business that has greatly improved because of it.

]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2014 04:40:13 UTC 17481834 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17481760?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Jun 2014 04:13:36 UTC 17481760 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17481313?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Jun 2014 01:53:28 UTC 17481313 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17479402?utm_medium=rss please lift the ban it is affecting my job an my future here in canada

]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2014 07:52:31 UTC 17479402 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17477929?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Jun 2014 12:59:16 UTC 17477929 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17476673?utm_medium=rss I have been in the restaurant industry for 17 years. Over the years, less and less Canadians are applying to work in restaurants. Especially, in a specialty "Higher Skill" cook positions, like in my Thai restaurant. I urge the government to reinstate the LMO program, but look at the applications on a per case basis.

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2014 06:03:53 UTC 17476673 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17476614?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jun 2014 05:49:31 UTC 17476614 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17476424?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jun 2014 04:58:13 UTC 17476424 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17476034?utm_medium=rss As an independent restaurant owner we strive to be apart of our small town local economy by employing locally when possible and offering year round employment. Unfortunately being in a busy tourist area the seasonal business exceeds our local employee resources. With the larger corporate chains not having access to the TFW program this year they have recruited our staff and we are now suffering with no available staff! as they are taking everyone they can (I even got offered a job from someone recruiting in my own restaurant, so I know they are looking locally). We have posted ads offering substantially over minimum wage and the workers simply are not there.

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2014 03:17:35 UTC 17476034 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17475870?utm_medium=rss Alberta is NOT Ontario, and there are not Canadian workers that WANT the jobs that we hire Foreign Workers for. Trust all restaurateurs in Alberta, because we have been dealing with the labour shortage for the past 5 years...

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2014 02:40:14 UTC 17475870 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17475684?utm_medium=rss Don't cut our live short. Please and thank you.

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2014 01:56:19 UTC 17475684 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17474069?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Jun 2014 08:37:30 UTC 17474069 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17471106?utm_medium=rss The restaurant industry is one the hardest to get minimum paid employees to work at. The new law will definitely cause this sector to reduce hours, and definitely halter growth plans that will ultimately affect the growth of the overall economy

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:31:47 UTC 17471106 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17469418?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Jun 2014 01:07:28 UTC 17469418 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17468636?utm_medium=rss 4th year seasonal food business owner. This year already. A handful of Applications come in. They are unqualified in food industry or work in an entirely different field (construction/office). We ask everyone to come for an interview because we can't be choosy. 1/2 don't show up for interview. Those offered a job get a date to come in write back and say they found something else. Two others say they are going to more interviews and will get back to you. you phone back to offer a job and they don't answer the phone messages. Students get dropped off to start work and they don't come in, phone parents and they apologize. Each year someone takes one of the jobs but they still look elsewhere. They find non-seasonal and leave you high and dry. Each year have had to hire 14yr olds that just can't do the job but can be directed, which means someone having to think for two people, which makes for extreme stress for the one directing. Having someone who would guarantee they'd show up for a seasonal job would be invaluable to our stress levels; service and our production!! Finding reliable experienced help is our number one stumbling block.

]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:48:00 UTC 17468636 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17466049?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Jun 2014 05:39:13 UTC 17466049 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17465961?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Jun 2014 05:24:00 UTC 17465961 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17465584?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Jun 2014 04:05:36 UTC 17465584 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17465372?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Jun 2014 03:29:58 UTC 17465372 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17465341?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Jun 2014 03:25:16 UTC 17465341 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17465326?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Jun 2014 03:22:27 UTC 17465326 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17465092?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Jun 2014 02:39:59 UTC 17465092 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17464606?utm_medium=rss we need tfw... otherwise we struggle...

]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2014 01:02:34 UTC 17464606 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17462939?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:31:21 UTC 17462939 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17461678?utm_medium=rss Lift the ban on tfw.

]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:59:07 UTC 17461678 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17461586?utm_medium=rss Pls help the temporary contract workers to keep our job here in canada

]]> Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:26:46 UTC 17461586 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17461169?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 10:08:47 UTC 17461169 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17461136?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 09:58:14 UTC 17461136 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17461022?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 09:19:19 UTC 17461022 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17461005?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 09:16:19 UTC 17461005 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17461000?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 09:15:12 UTC 17461000 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17460979?utm_medium=rss I have been a Canadian Citizen for many years. My Sister is a TFW & desperately wants to work for her employer permanently & settle here. What the government are doing to these people & their lives is completely unjust.

]]> Mon, 9 Jun 2014 09:09:32 UTC 17460979 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17460947?utm_medium=rss Without remaining in Canada with my family, my life is pretty much over.

]]> Mon, 9 Jun 2014 08:59:16 UTC 17460947 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17460878?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 08:40:05 UTC 17460878 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17460515?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 07:08:39 UTC 17460515 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17459508?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 03:18:06 UTC 17459508 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17459424?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 03:01:15 UTC 17459424 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17459230?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 02:20:28 UTC 17459230 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17458622?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 12:26:27 UTC 17458622 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17458573?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 12:15:09 UTC 17458573 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17458401?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 11:46:01 UTC 17458401 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17458400?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 11:46:01 UTC 17458400 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17458051?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 10:58:54 UTC 17458051 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17457670?utm_medium=rss We should not punish the companies that follow the rules and are compassiinate to their employees, nor shouldn't be foreign workers be punished by not being allowed to access the Canadian work place. Please lift the ban and set better oversights to ensure compliance and good working conditions for those 7Zxm from other countries who chose to work in our country.

]]> Mon, 9 Jun 2014 09:39:07 UTC 17457670 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17456143?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jun 2014 01:10:50 UTC 17456143 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17455613?utm_medium=rss Without all the foreign help, we would have to shut down our business and put a dozen Canadians out of work. We are very seasonal, with crazy month of July and August. No additional local help is available to cover the staff shortage for those month. We hire Tourism college students from Austria to survive. This year we only got one Visa out of six. We will be in big trouble to supply our costumers with the good service they are so accustomed to.

]]> Sun, 8 Jun 2014 09:34:15 UTC 17455613 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17455584?utm_medium=rss Think about how many families will be affected that are abroad and rely on the workers for money! It simply is unjust and is unloyal to these new Canadians! Their rights are protected underneath the charter and rights and freedoms, and as long as they are on Canadian Soil, they are protected. It is wrong to take away happiness!

]]> Sun, 8 Jun 2014 09:20:54 UTC 17455584 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17454915?utm_medium=rss We need foreign workers so that restaurants can stay open. Unfortunately Canadians do not want these jobs as they want more money and higher classed jobs.

]]> Sun, 8 Jun 2014 05:19:26 UTC 17454915 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17454514?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Jun 2014 03:27:53 UTC 17454514 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17454036?utm_medium=rss PROTECT OUR CANADIANS. FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT PART OF CANADA TO DO FOR THE PIONEERS AND NOW THERE OFFSPRING LOOKING FOR JOBS AND SUPPORT FROM THEIR GOVERNMENT.

]]> Sun, 8 Jun 2014 01:09:31 UTC 17454036 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17453915?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Jun 2014 12:32:14 UTC 17453915 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17453874?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Jun 2014 12:19:54 UTC 17453874 https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/17453346?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Jun 2014 09:52:15 UTC 17453346