BC Building Trades unions say resumes released through a federal court order show highly qualified and experienced Canadian miners were rejected by HD mining for work at a coal mine near Tumbler Ridge.
The unions say the resumes show there were workers who had as much as 30 years of mining experience, and who had managed major mines in Canada.
HD Mining obtained a federal temporary foreign worker program permit to bring up to 200 Chinese miners to this province, saying there were no qualified Canadians available for the jobs.