MONTREAL - Quebec's immigration minister will make the case for lifting the ban on hiring temporary foreign workers in restaurants when she meets with her federal counterpart today.
Kathleen Weil is set to meet with Chris Alexander, who will be in Montreal for an unrelated announcement.
Weil's spokesman Dave McMahon says Quebec will request an exemption to the moratorium because the province hasn't any problems with the program.
He says many Quebec restaurants need temporary foreign workers to keep operating, especially during the busy summer period.
Ottawa announced the moratorium in late April after reports suggested the program was being abused by the food service industry.
A spokeswoman for Minister Jason Kenney, who oversees the program, says there are no immediate plans to lift the ban, in Quebec or anywhere else.
