Retail Council of Canada Supports Improvements to Temporary Foreign Worker Program Vancouver, November 15, 2006 – Retail Council of Canada strongly supports improvements to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, announced today by the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Improvements to this program will assist retailers in Alberta and British Columbia by streamlining the process, timing and costs to hire foreign workers, where there are no Canadians available to fill vacant management positions.

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Canadian Retailer Magazine — September/October 2006
Organized Crime Hitting Retailers Hard
Billions lost to increasingly sophisticated schemes every year
Baby formula. Shaving products. Over-the-counter medications.
  To some people, these relatively inexpensive commodities are just three more items on their weekly shopping list. To retailers, however, they represent something bigger — something that has a direct impact on their bottom line, their long term viability and the safety of their employees.
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