“These changes are part of a larger reform of the program that demonstrates our government’s commitment to protect foreign workers from the risk of abuse and exploitation. One of the goals of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is to deal with labor shortages on a temporary basis, and these reforms will help ensure that the program is used as intended,” Chris Alexander, Canada’s citizenship and immigration minister, said in a quote regarding further reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. For more information, click here.