Canadians divided on temporary foreign workers – Majority support businesses bringing in temporary foreign workers but favour reduced permits. (Bloomberg/Nanos)

Under 3 in 5 Canadians support or somewhat support businesses bringing in temporary foreign workers when they claim they cannot find a suitable Canadian worker to fill the job, while just over two in five Canadians oppose or somewhat oppose and two percent are unsure. Residents of Quebec are more likely to support or somewhat support this (74%) than residents of the Prairies (47%).

Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,093 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between August 30th and September 2nd, 2024 as part of an omnibus survey.

The margin of error for this survey is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The research was commissioned by Bloomberg News and was conducted by Nanos Research.

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