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Federal government believed Lululemon deal was unlikely to attract controversy, document reveals

Company received exemption allowing it to hire temporary foreign workers without first offering those jobs to Canadians

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

2 Oct 2024 • 5 min read

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A man wearing a glasses and black jacket over a t-shirt stands next to a man wearing a suit and Canadian maple leaf pin.
Lululemon Athletica CEO Calvin McDonald stands next to federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne at a May 2023 press event in Vancouver, B.C. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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