<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The neutrality of this article is disputed . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The neutrality of this article is disputed . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met . (August 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Temporary foreign worker program or TFWP is a program of the Government of Canada to allow employers in Canada to hire foreign nationals . When the program started in 1973, most of the workers brought in were high - skill workers such as specialist doctors . In 2002 a "low - skilled workers" category was added; this category now makes up most of the temporary foreign workforce . In 2006, the program was expanded and fast - tracking introduced for some locations . It was revised again in 2013, raising wages, charging employer fees, and removing the accelerated applications . </P> <P> The total number of TFW more than doubled between 1993 and 2013, to 338,189 workers . Between 2006 and 2014, more than 500,000 workers (referred to under the program as Temporary Foreign Workers or TFWs) were brought into Canada under the program . In 2013 there were 338,000 foreign workers in Canada . </P>

When did the temporary foreign worker program start