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 Canadia...