B.C. premier wants temporary foreign worker program cancelled or reformed

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference at Clayton Heights Secondary School, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

In a rare show of unity, Premier David Eby and federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre have both called for Canada’s temporary foreign worker program to be cancelled, saying it’s to blame for high youth unemployment.