Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

Our education system should be tailored to the job market. Too much utter waste of artsy fartsy programs when people can't find a plumber.

Educate more cons in highly skilled job areas

Keep the current amount the same, but implement policies that prevent companies from taking advantage to decrease wages/exploit workers.

Increase, but only in fields that are not over-saturated, and pay all workers fair and reasonable wages.

Companies are taking advantage of this program to hire immigrants at a lower cost instead of hiring Canadian citizens

Eliminate and put laws in place to prevent a program similar to it from ever being implemented again.

the government needs to provide opportunities for these highly educated immigrant to get jobs in their fields because often they end up working for Uber because they cant get a job in their field. another major issue is that they don't have the canadian certifications for their fields of expertise but are quite educated and have the certificates that their country of origin needs.

Monitor how this impacts our economy and increase or decrease as is needed. Ask for more detailed public input and provide more information to the public in terms of information across the board.

Make it easier for current immigrants to transfer their skills without the next to spend high amounts of time and money to retrain for skills they already have.

Canadians should be looked after first and our tax dollars should NEVER help to pay wages! If a company can’t figure it out on their own, they need a better business plan.

Companies should be allowed to hire foreign workers, but the government will provide no incentives to do so, and companies must pay all expenses to hire these foreign workers (sponsorship)

if they are high skilled, but they have committed a crime recently you should not give a visa but otherwise you should.

Temporarily decrease and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs and once the housing crisis is fixed then we can increase the amount of work visas given

The government should decrease the work visa's and instead put the money towards Canadian Citizens who have resided in Canada there whole lives. Train them then you've not only increased the work force but allowed the country to help themselves with their own people.

What difference does it make. Anyone who has a degree isn't allowed to practice medicine unless they complete school here in Canada.

Irrelevant question because qualifications are managed provincially. These people aren't allowed to work in their field whether you get them here or not.

Increase for in-demand jobs and decrease for full ones, and with agreement to move to cities that need the workers

Decrease, take care of our country first. That what government officials are voted in to office for. To take care of the Canadians first at all cost.

They shouldn't bother creating temporary work visas. It's either they are a citizen or not a citizen, because that most workers goals anyways in this program.

Decrease until the rate of growth in housing and infrastructure can balance with immigration

Canada should grant temporary work visas in a controlled way to make sure that it is sustainable and that the best and the brightest come to Canada.

Increase but immigrants from poor countries need support in order to gain their equivalencies or else people with degrees end up driving taxis.

We should look within for people to fill these positions first. Find people with potential and promote training for citizens to fill these roles rather than staying unemployed. Fair wages for fair work. Companies that are willing to train citizens rather than hire immigrants at a low cost could get higher government ratings and media promotion benefits.

Identify industries that need skilled workers and incentivize Canadians to educate in that industry. Give industries tax breaks for sponsoring Canadian students to fill the needed roles. Allow temporary visas until the student that they train has finished their education.

Temporary work visas should continue to be used to fill shortages in critical industries (ie health care), but should be ceased entirely for non-critical industries (retail, restaurants)

Increase, with stricter vetting and a corporate tax that makes it more expensive that hiring a Canadian.

neither, canada's economy relies on high-skilled immigrant workers but there are also millions of Canadian's who can't find jobs

While yes Canada's economy is currently dependant on immigrant skilled workers there are current Canadian residents who can't find work at all and are severelly struggling.

I agree that our economy is dependant on immigrants who are skilled workers but there are also current Canadian residents who cannot find work, and Canada's infrasructure is not suited to keep accepting hundreds of thousands of immigrants every year.

The definition of high-skilled immigrant workers needs a good overhaul. While we need a lot more doctors, all we are getting are food delivery drivers.

increase, because canada benefits from the workers, but it should be regulated so that these workers are treated fairly and compensated accordingly

Neither increase or decrease, instead the government should combat that despite record profits companies and businesses are laying off dozens upon dozens of people. Companies take advantage of both high-skilled immigrant workers and Canadian citizen workers by paying lower wages because of people's desperate need for work.

We should always be looking for local talent. There should be a small percentage compared to minority. ex: 3% be foreign workers or even 11% and the rest be minority. we do this to minimize and have fair trade.

Regardless, improving immigration rules, citizenship test, border control and accepting anyone who's not a criminal or a national threat, also imposing no limit amount of immigrants or legal residents would make this question irrelevant.

Decrease, educational institutions and the government should join to elevate the need for skilled workers, then provide incentives such as free tuition and small living allowance to Canadians willing to train to fill these gaps.

Increase but place restrictions on allowing companies to take advantage of this program to decrease wages.

Increase, with a proper background check and screening of their record at their current country as well as paying them what a person who would have that job as a citizen of Canada

Skilled immigrants are important, but the biggest problem right now is housing/cost of living! We need more houising supply! Because of that, a slight decrease is necessary.

Increase for now, but visa green cards should not be a requirement for immigration.

Increase, as long as their education is verified via stringent professional testing

Increase, but don't decrease wages

Maintain the current amount but give free education and job training to lessen the need for foreigner highly skilled workers in the future.

Decrease the visas via the creation of programs that make it easier for skilled workers to immigrate to Canada on a permanent basis. This would eliminate the incentive for companies to hire temporary foreign workers as a cost saving measure, and create a new pathway to citizenship for skilled workers.

Priority should be given to young Canadians wanted to step in and have an opportunity VS sourcing it all elsewhere.

I knew this guy who lived in bc for 2 years but couldn't buy a car or anywhere special because he couldn't get his visa or something from India so he had to work on an under the table job site to help pay for stuff, he was the best worker I've ever seen but he always got the short end of the stick and quit because our boss was kinda crazy, anway there need to be more work visas before that was really unfortunate

increase but regulate wages accordingly

We should stop bringing foreign workers.

I do not understand the question.

Stay the same, incentivize citizens to work these jobs.

Decrease, and the government should provide more opportunities to prepare our citizens for these jobs, specifically doctors...

Increase, and don't allow them to be payed less for the same jobs

Regardless, the government should not be involved in this matter.

End temporary work visas altogether. There are plenty of able body, able minded Canadians not working.

Neither decrease nor increase, but add funding and incentives for our own citizens to be capable of these jobs.

Increase, and the government and a third-party should review each buisness hiring high-skilled immigrants ensuring they are compensated the same as if they were a citizen.

I believe the government should be hiring those from this country to fill those high skilled job trades instead of outsourcing to immigrant workers.

Promote jobs for citizens, then make the process easier for better paid foreign workers if they are necessary.

Increase, but only if the immigrants are brought in to the country with eventual citizenship in mind.

Change according to the need

Remain the same but if positions are not being fulfilled by Canadians, increase the work visas for that particular sector.

Should be case based

Increase, but ensure immigrant workers are being treated well by setting up a monitoring agency.

With the amount of tax we pay we should be able to train and educate people that are already her and looking to improve their skill sets

Increase if we are in short supply of that skill Decrease if we have a surplus

It should match with the needs of business as long as it is not at the cost of our own workers. Increase education and subsidize it to increase Canadian candidates.

Those seeking jobs who are skilled labourers and have no violent history and meet background checks and standards should be able to apply for the available jobs.

Don’t know enough to provide an answer, it matters to me how long term the temporary work visa is. Since I don’t know how long a temporary work visa is, I cannot provide an answer that I feel requires enough understanding to understand.

Increase, but I am concerned about immigrants being paid poorly and not having safe housing (as we saw was the case for temporary immigrant workers when there were many covid outbreaks in the insufficient housing offered by employers).

Provide flexibility to allow the program to react to need.

Routine federal check ups on businesses using this program to make sure they are not exploiting immigrant employees

Increase with more incentives where companies are held accountable if they take advantage

Increase, and government should impose measures to ensure the workers are treated fairly

Increase and implement protection measures so workers are not exploited.

If the workers are good enough to work here temporarily, they are good enough to stay permanently.

Increase, but have employers pay them the same wage they would pay a resident with the same skillset.

Increase if skills are needed.

We have plenty of skilled Canadians no need to seek out anyone from other countries. Stop now!!!

Individual cases should be considered

Increase, but only after cracking down on companies exploiting foreign workers.

Increase, but only for occupations that are not filled by qualified Canadian citizens.

Maintain, unless there is a huge need for specific jobs to be filled.

Target high skilled workers but ensure that companies cant take advantage to decrease wages

It should be dependant on an audit of high skilled jobs, should only be used to create a robust economy. Not to cannibalize the prospects of Canadians

Increase but with more governance over the ratio of Canadian citizen workers

Regardless, the government should do more to penalize companies that are taking advantage if this program to decrease wages

I am satisfied with the current amount, No welfare or work for Welfare would make adults go to school to improve themselves.

Increase the amount while prohibiting companies from taking advantage of this program to decrease wages

Increase but government should increase assistance for citizens to get these jobs also

Whoever working, whether an immigrant or citizen should be paid the same. And the most qualified people should be the ones with the job.

Increase, but ONLY when there are verifiable actual shortages of skilled domestic employees in the industry, not just when industries are crying and whining, looking for cheap labor to exploit.

Increase, however Canada should also give an opportunity to low-skilled immigrant workers to assist them in finding a job suitable for them to be able to live here.

Increase, and prevent companies from giving them lower wages than other people.

Only if they can prove there's nobody in Canada with the right qualifications and skills and work ethic to do the job

Increase the amount of Visa but increase their wages.

we should proiritise our own citisans

They should be eliminated.

Increase, but implement policies to ensure that companies are not taking advantage of this program

I would consult economists on this issue, politicians aren't exactly the most competent

increase but have regulations so people don’t get underpaid