A government memo addressed to previous Minister of Immigration Sean Fraser, obtained by The Counter Signal, reveals the feds are actively trying to downplay, cover up, and soften the delivery of their mass immigration program. 

In January 2023, the Trudeau Liberals implemented a new phased system so that the family members of approximately 200,000 temporary foreign workers could obtain open work permits in Canada.

The government chose to include open work permits for Seasonal Agricultural Workers as the third and final phase of the program, as they wanted to quell any possible backlash from Canadians. 

“… it is recommended that only the first phase be announced as even signaling exploring agricultural workers is likely to generate some concern and confusion,” the government memo from December 2022 reads. 

“… cast as a measure to combat labour shortages, this move would likely be welcomed by a general Canadian audience.”

Economists condemn Canada’s mass immigration

Many economists have publicly countered the idea that Canada is suffering from a labour shortage. 

In fact, while wages would typically rise during a labour shortage to attract workers, Canadian businesses instead lobby the government for more temporary foreign workers so that they can pay lower wages to workers from poorer countries.  

According to the government memo, the open work permit program was introduced to promote “fairness, family unity, and labour market benefits.” 

What they don’t care about enough to mention is how Canadian wages will stagnate. 

Trudeau’s government cover-up

While the official government communication plan was to publicly say they will “explore the feasibility” of giving work permits to the family members of Seasonal Agricultural Workers, it was actually already a done deal.

“Family members of all workers coming to Canada under the International Mobility Program and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) whose work permits are issued for longer than six months would be eligible to apply for an open work permit.”

“This would include families of workers in lower skilled occupations, including the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP).”

The government memo admitted that they will be opening the floodgates.

“Expanding eligibility criteria is expected to lead to an influx of applications which may put other departmental commitments and Ministerial priorities at risk,” it states. 

“… the Department will assess the relevant resources required and determine whether additional funding is required or if existing funding will suffice.”

More housing would be required amid a ballooning housing crisis

Because businesses hiring agricultural temporary foreign workers must provide them with housing, usually in the form of bunkhouses in rural areas or farms, the immigration department noted they were still trying to figure out how the family members of seasonal agricultural workers would secure family-friendly housing. 

Last week, it was reported that CIBC economist Benjamin Tal discovered that Statistics Canada was undercounting the number of temporary foreign workers and international students in Canada.

While Canadians were under the impression that one million temporary residents were living in the country, the real figure is actually more like two million, accounting for those who do not leave when their visas expire and do not fill out the census.