Toronto, Jan. 11 -- While the convention of the Conservative Party of Canada scheduled for later this month will focus on whether its leader remains in place, immigration curbs, including sharply curbing temporary foreign worker programmes, will be among the policy priorities there. The convention will be held in Calgary from January 29 to 31 and attention will be on the review of the leadership of Pierre Poilievre, after the principal opposition party suffered a reverse in the March 2025 federal elections despite leading the incumbent Liberals by double digits through most of 2024. Poilievre is expected to survive the vote by party members despite that setback which resulted in Mark Carney retaining his position as Prime Minister while heading a minority government. But policy proposals submitted by local party associations for discussion and potential adoption underscore how immigration remains a burning political issue in the country. Among the proposals are those to either eliminate or sharply curb the temporary foreign worker programme or TFWP. One proposal calls for TFWP and the International Labour Mobility Programme to "be ended." That proposal states, "The Conservative Party of Canada believes Canadian jobs should be for Canadian workers. Limited programmes to deal with temporary and genuine labour shortages such as agricultural harvests should replace them." Another proposal seeks to "Prohibit the use of TFW in low-skill positions and high-unemployment regions, while prioritising opportunities for youth and underemployed Canadians," while supporting "development of pilot projects designed to address serious skills shortages in specific sectors and regions of the country."...