Temporary Foreign Workers Program? No accurate data

Authors

  • Patricia McDermott

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/th7tfb73

Author Biography

  • Patricia McDermott

    Patricia McDermott teaches in the areas of Gender Studies and Sociolegal Studies at York University. She is in the Department of Social Science.

References

Friesen, Joe, and Renata D’Aliesio. 2014. Statistical black hole opens door to foreign workers. Globe and Mail, October 20. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadas-skewed-labour-data-tips-balance-in-favour-of -foreign-workers/article21158372/.

Grant, Tavia. 2015. Budget limits create logistical challenge for first nations labour data. Globe and Mail, March 10. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/budget-limits-create-logistical-challenge-for-first-nations-labour-data/article23397341/.

Kustec, Stan. 2012. The role of migrant labour supply in the Canadian labour market. Ref. no. RR20120705. Ottawa: Citizenship and Immigration Canada. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/research/2012-migrant/.

Nuttall, Jeremy J. 2015. It’s misleading to count temporary foreign workers in jobs-created ledger: Expert. TheTyee.ca, February 19. http://thetyee.ca/News/2015/02/19/Temporary-Foreign-Workers-Count-Misleading/.

Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). 2015. Temporary foreign workers in Canada: A look at regions and occupational skill. March. http://www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca/files/files/TFW_EN.pdf.

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Published

2015-10-31

Issue

Fall 2015: The politics of evidence

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Temporary Foreign Workers Program? No accurate data. (2015). Canada Watch. https://doi.org/10.25071/th7tfb73