E-7873 Canadian employment opportunities and protections Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker

Name: Signature data for Canadian e-petition E-7873
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Track E-7873 — Canadian employment opportunities and protections — with 7 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Mel Arnold. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.

Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7873

Petition Details

Status: Active — open for signatures
Closing date: February 10, 2027
Sponsor: Mel Arnold (Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies)
Category: Employment and labour

Signature Statistics

Total signatures: 7

Provincial Distribution

British Columbia: 6 signatures
Ontario: 1 signatures

Petition Text

Petition to the House of Commons

Whereas:

• Canadians, including young people, deserve a fair opportunity to find work;

• Employers are hiring temporary foreign workers while Canadians and permanent residents are seeking employment; and

• Canadian jobs are being moved overseas, sometimes after Canadian employees train their replacements.

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:

1. Establish a requirement that at least 80% of the workforce of defined large employers operating in Canada and employers hiring temporary foreign workers consist of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with a narrowly defined exemption for primary and seasonal agriculture;

2. Require employers to make genuine efforts to recruit qualified Canadians and permanent residents, including youth, before hiring temporary foreign workers;

3. Require large employers to report Canadian jobs moved overseas, including jobs transferred through contractors or related companies;

4. Enforce these requirements through audits and meaningful penalties, and consider employers’ Canadian employment practices when awarding federal contracts, grants and subsidies; and

5. Ensure these measures include reasonable exceptions for genuine labour shortages and protect employment opportunities for Canadians and permanent residents.