An independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday expressed concern over Canada's temporary foreign worker programmes, describing them as "a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery".

Tomoya Obokata, the Human Rights Council-appointed Special Rapporteur on the global scourge of modern slavery issued his statement at the end of a 14-day visit.

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