Labour, Policy, and Prejudice: What Fuels Canada’s Migrant Worker System

Marcello dives into the hidden world of Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs, discussing how these systems often serve employers more than the individuals whose labour keeps our industries running.
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Guest

Marcello Di Cintio
Freelance writer and published author

Date

October 8, 2025

Overview

Marcello Di Cintio joins the show for an urgent conversation on the invisible workforce powering much of Canada’s economy: migrant labourers. Based on Marcello’s latest book Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers, the discussion blends storytelling with sobering policy analysis, laying bare a system that welcomes the work, but not the worker.

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