Temporary foreign workers in P.E.I. report fraud and abuse, but only 10 employers have … – CBC

Only 10 employers in Prince Edward Island have ever been found non-compliant with the federal temporary foreign worker program.

That’s according to data available to date from Employment and Social Development Canada, which administers the program.

But experts say the number likely captures only a fraction of what’s happening on the ground.

Ryan MacRae, migrant worker program co-ordinator with the Cooper Institute in Charlottetown, said the low number of non-compliant employers doesn’t match what he hears from workers the organization has supported over the years.

“We do know from workers that … there’s still lots of fraudulent activity happening here on P.E.I.,” he said.

Temporary foreign workers often arrive in Canada on closed work permits tied to a single employer, making it difficult to leave a job and increasing workers’ vulnerability, MacRae said.

He pointed to issues the…

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