JOC ARCHIVES
Weekly Poll for June 3, 2008
FACT: Western Canada has seen exponential growth in temporary foreign workers but many construction companies still face a labour shortage.
Has the Canadian government done enough to make temporary foreign workers available to the construction industry?
| Yes |
 43% |
| No |
 57% |
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