Tim Hortons says it intends to hire 10,000 'local' workers in the coming months as it expands operations and amid the Temporary Foreign Worker program scaling back.

However, B.C. will not be adopting a second federal policy change, which would allow rural employers to increase their allowable share of temporary workers to 15 per cent.

The hospitality sector says the bill requiring employers to be registered and be licensed to hire foreign workers creates more barriers when the industry is already struggling.

As thousands of temporary foreign worker permits are set to expire across Canada this year, industries in Saskatchewan are raising concerns about its implications in the province.

Sechelt resident Agnes Cabe said some temporary foreign workers are working in elder care as dental assistants and health care assistants.