2012.03.01, 4:15 PM to 5:45 PM
As temporary labour migration to Canada continues to increase and many temporary workers stay longer or return annually, questions arise about their integration beyond employment. This panel will explore some of the policy issues that hamper the social integration of temporary workers and detract from their experience in Canada.
Organizer / Organisateur
Leslie Seidle, Institute for Research on Public Policy
Participants
Luin Goldring, York University
Implications of temporary entry and precarious migratory status for immigrant integration in Canada
Jenna Hennebry, Wilfrid Laurier University
Welcome to Canada? Agricultural labour migration and social integration
Eugénie Despatie-Pelletier, Université de Montréal
Addressing policy changes to protect the rights of temporary foreign workers
Tim Welsh, Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of British Columbia
Welcoming and Inclusive Communities: Where do Temporary Foreign Workers Fit?
14th Metropolis Conference
Westin Harbour Castle
1 Harbour Square
(Westin Harbour Castle) 1 Harbour Square
Toronto
Canada
Agriculture and horticulture workers, Occupations in services - Domestic work, Sales and service occupations - general, Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations - general, Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations - general, Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing, Dancers, and Other
Policy analysis
Policymakers, Researchers, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks
Right to change employer, Health and safety at work, and Access to permanent status
Canada, Ontario, Alberta, México, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, and Nova Scotia
English