Most temporary foreign worker program inspections don’t include in-person visits, data reveal

Most temporary foreign worker program inspections don’t include in-person visits, data reveal

A worker picks apples on a farm near Summerland, B.C. The federal government has doubled the number of temporary foreign workers in Canada, but has decreased the number of inspections it performs to prevent abuse and fraud. (Zak Vescera/IJF) Government workers overseeing Canada’s temporary foreign worker program never actually visit most of the worksites they claim to inspect, a practice critics say makes the controversial program even more vuln…