Tim Hortons lobbied MPs for more temporary foreign workers over last 18 months

CBC: The requests occurred over at least 18 months, in writing and in lobbying meetings with officials and MPs, as Canadian views on immigration soured and Ottawa reduced various newcomer streams.

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The letter was released in response to an access to information request seeking communications between either Tim Hortons, any of its franchisees or parent company Restaurant Brands International (RBI) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. The document, which has its author’s name and position redacted, asks to raise a 20 per cent cap on temporary foreign workers (TFWs) to 30 per cent…