"Canada mulls name-and-shame policy to curb foreign worker abuse,"

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is mulling a change to help crack down on abuses of temporary foreign workers - publicly naming individual business managers or owners who violate Canada's labor rules.

The measure would be part of broader set of reforms to clean up the country's migrant labor system, according to people familiar with the matter, speaking on condition they not be identified

The government is facing heavy criticism for a policy that has made it much easier for companies to bring in temporary foreign workers, or TFWs, and for lax enforcement of rules intended to protect them. Trudeau's administration, responding to concerns about labor shortages, increased the limits on low-wage TFWs in 2022, allowing firms to hire up to 20% of their staff through that program - with a 30% limit in certain sectors, such as construction...

A government-commissioned investigation completed in May - but not released to the public - found a significant increase in fraud and abuse, with newcomers charged C$10,000($7,300) to C$180,000 for jobs...

Currently the government posts a database of companies found to be "non-compliant" in how they employ foreign workers. Companies found to be offside can be fined and temporarily banned from hiring foreign workers...

Government policymakers believe posting the names of the individual people involved in hiring foreign workers, if their companies are found to be in non-compliance, would provide greater deterrence to misbehavior, one official said...