Calgary / SMART Technologies: 225 layoffs

Temporary foreign workers, who were laid off at Smart Technologies in Calgary, could be forced out of the country.

SMART Technologies announced on Tuesday that it was laying off up to 25 percent of its staff by March 2013, including Abhishek Dhawan who was hired from India in August to test software for the company.

“I’m fairly new here. I just completed my probation. But now, my work permit was tied to the employer so I could only work for SMART,” said Dhawan.

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via Layoffs at SMART Technologies could force foreign workers home – Calgary – CBC News.