CRFA's Federal Lobbyists
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Joyce Reynolds Executive Vice President, Government Affairs T: 1-800-387-5649 ext. 4219 E: jreynolds@crfa.ca |
| Rick Hall Federal Policy Director T: 1-800-387-5649 ext. 4222 E: rhall@crfa.ca |
Working to resolve our labour shortage
(Jul. 24/12) In many parts of the country, and especially Alberta, restaurateurs are struggling to find qualified staff. CRFA meets regularly with the federal Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney to discuss barriers to hiring domestic and foreign workers.
Recent action
On July 9, CRFA and a delegation of restaurateurs met with Minister Kenney to recognize his government’s work in addressing many of our temporary foreign worker and immigration concerns, and implementing solutions we proposed.
We thanked him for encouraging work in our sector by:
- lowering marginal tax rates for lower-income workers;
- reducing clawbacks for income-tested programs;
- introducing programs to better match unemployed workers with available jobs; and
- facilitating the hiring of temporary foreign workers to alleviate chronic labour shortages.
Click here (PDF) to read our letter to Minister Kenney.