To the Editor:
I have just lost my job to workers coming from India on Temporary Foreign Worker program. I used to work for Shaw Communications Inc., they have now bought in people from Infosys (Indian Company) and Oracle India for Testing (Quality Assurance)related roles...
This program is becoming a thorn in the growth of Permanent Residents who are trying to make life in Canada. I think this is true injustice for people who trying to make Canada their home.
I have a Masters degree from US, I have the education and experience yet I stand on the losing side, back in 2008 I was working for Royal Bank, they bought in people from India (iGate) and now Infosys... there is also huge presence of companies like Cognizant India and Tata Consulting Services... all these companies are taking jobs of Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
I am not against people coming to Canada but just that the platform should be even... not some worker who doesn't knows a thing about Canadian Culture and joins the company just because the company he/she works for has got the contract from a Canadian company which is doing cost cutting by laying of labor.
When a PR goes looking for work, all the companies ask for Canadian work experience, and also tell you to get Credential Evaluation, but the temporary foreign workers don't have to do any of this stuff.
I request you to take action and close this program at the earliest.
Abdul Tahir Mirza, Calgary, AB.
