VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Strip clubs are about to expand their search for talent, possibly into your kids’ high schools.

The industry is worried about a labour shortage as the federal government shuts off the tap on temporary foreign workers. Canada is no longer issuing visas to foreigners working at strip clubs.

Tim Lambrinos with Canada’s Adult Entertainment Association says to offset that loss, they are already working on a pamphlet which will help them recruit at high school job fairs.

He argues the schools hold lots of potential employees.

“People looking for work to pay their tuition; they’re being recruited as real estate agents and things of that nature,” he explains. “And the legal department has told us that somebody would be eligible to work, a young lady, on their 18th birthday.”

In response to people critical of the idea, Lambrinos says18-year-olds can make their own decisions. He doesn’t believe it is inappropriate to be marketing exotic dancing opportunities in high schools.

“Perhaps we might pull out a little legal pressure there to say that we’re entitled to it,” suggests Lambrinos. “[Strip clubs] are taxpayers. It’s a legal occupation. They should be entitled to it like anybody else.”

Lambrinos claims about 800 foreign nationals are losing their ability to work as strippers in Canada under the government’s new rules. He says they will need to be replaced.

He adds in the last three years, the number of Canadian university students employed in the industry has doubled, now making up between 25 and 50 per cent of exotic dancers across the country.

News1130 hit the streets to see what you think about this, and the response isn’t good.

“I think it’s totally, incredibly wrong… It’s like, almost like, prostitution,” one man argues.

“I think it’s ridiculous, I think they should completely stay away from high schools,” says another.

“The big appeal to kids is having to pay off their bills and they have to do that by any means necessary. But I don’t think it’s right to just go into high schools and tell kids that that’s a possible solution to their problems,” maintains third man we spoke with.