Comité des travailleurs temporaires étrangers

Organizations Call on Political Parties to Act Against Abusive Employer Appeals

As Quebec’s election campaign unfolds, twelve organizations defending workers injured or made ill by their jobs—including the Immigrant Workers Centre (IWC-CTI)—are calling on the main political parties to take action. In a joint letter sent on September 2, 2026, the organizations denounce the increasing legal battles within Quebec’s workers’ compensation system. Employer appeals before the Tribunal rose from 2,343 in 1997–1998 to 29,688 in 2024—an increase of nearly 1,200%. Employer-initiated... Read more →

Temporary Foreign Worker Programme: Abolish the ‘closed’ permit instead of punishing the victims!

Montreal, 26 September 2024. - Faced with the entry into force of new restrictions on the Temporary Foreign Worker Programme (TFWP), 54 community, trade union, university, student and advocacy organisations and groups are protesting against the deleterious effects of the measures taken against temporary foreign workers. Instead of improving access to fundamental and labour rights for migrants and immigrants, the measures taken recently and for over a year now have... Read more →

Restriction affecting temporary foreign workers in Quebec

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MOBILIZING FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN WAREHOUSES

MOBILIZING FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN WAREHOUSES Over recent years, the warehousing sector has experienced significant growth, and the trend was accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly thanks to the rise of e-commerce. Faced with this reality, the Groupe interuniversitaire et interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l'emploi, la pauvreté et la protection sociale (GIREPS), the Immigrant Workers Centre (IWC-CTI) and the Temporary Agency Workers Association (TAWA-ATTAP) launched a research project... Read more →