Yes, foreign strippers were able to file for a work permit and go to Canada but not anymore because of concerns over abuse and human trafficking and exploitation.
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OTTAWA (Reuters) -- Canada will start denying work permits to foreign strippers to prevent them from being abused and to clamp down on human trafficking, Immigration Minister Diane Finley said on Wednesday. Laws will be changed to allow immigration officers to deny work permits to foreign strippers if authorities believe there is a strong possibility they could be subjected to humiliating and degrading treatment, including sexual exploitation. "This will prevent situations where temporary workers in Canada, including strippers, may be abused, exploited or possibly become victims of human trafficking," Finley said in a statement. In December 2004, the then-Liberal government scrapped a program that handed out temporary work permits to foreign-born exotic dancers... |
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Canada must really be desperate for Immigrants if they were even willing to have a visa for strippers as it were. Sad thing though that there is such a demand for that profession.
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