Every year, thousands of tourists come to hotels in the village of Benf City and Lake Louis to stay in hotels, take scenery and spend money in local stores and restaurants – all full of a mixture of Canadians and around the world.
Walk in any building in tourist towns and you are likely to be welcomed by the locals because you are a person from Australia Strelia, Asia or South America.
But now, the alberta mountain communities consider the lack of labor following the change in the program of temporary foreign workers of the Federal Government.
“If we have a pre-pendemic, after the epidemic, such as labor shortages, they seem to not be able to meet the demand-we have always seen the shortage of labor shortages and we will see it in a widespread space throughout the industry,” said BF N and Lake Louise Hospitality Association.
Donc ATH Holdings Limited has nine gift shops in BF profits and operates and said that 30 percent of its employees are made up of foreign workers.
Under the changes, employers are allowed only 10 percent and workers can stay one year instead of just two.
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The program is always used as a way for employees who want to stay longer and achieve permanent residence.
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Rosas said, “Suddenly, things changed suddenly with no exception.” His visa is set to end next January.
“All this time money, efforts have a real emotional effect on us.”
He said he was feeling sad for his colleagues.
“We don’t want to leave, but we have no choice,” she added with tears to her eyes.
The first waves were made in August following the UN’s slander report due to the decline in abuse, housing crisis and unemployment rates in the program.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau began the change last year that Canadians were being passed for jobs and amid pressure on the housing market.
The Liberal government faced criticism for increasing the number of temporary residents approved in Canada, which many have linked housing shortage and costly cost of living.
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According to the public data of immigration, refugees and Canada of citizenship, 183,820 temporary foreign worker permits became effective in 2023. It increased by 98,025 in 2019 – an increase of 88 percent.
The latest movements were to tighten the rules of eligibility to limit temporary residents, including international students and foreign workers.
Donak Ath Holdings said it is difficult to find full-time, committed employees from Canada.
“Not enough to draw a pool to fill all positions,” said Dokath Holdings Rebecca Lips, general manager who has been working for the company for 30 years.
Donak ATH has been losing seven full-time workers in the next nine months-trained and committed staff members for the last two years.
“We contribute a lot to the life and vibrancy of this city.”
“Unless we can run nine stores, we will not be able to run nine stores,” the Lips added, “Lips added.”
These changes are causing widespread discomfort in the city of tourist mountains at several levels.
“People who are here are not just employees – they are like family,” said Jessica Dosti, the family owner of Donk Ath Thana.
“It’s hard because it is our business it will have an economic impact – but emotionally, we have formed a relationship with these people.”
Some hope that a change in federal government can change the destiny of many workers.
– With Files of Canadian Press
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