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Gatineau

Lessons from Canada: The Economic Necessity to Make All Guestworker Regimes “2-Step Immigration Programs faciliting Just-in-time Integration and Circular Migration”

Date and time

2014.03.15, 11:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Details

Statistics on occupations filled by guestworkers in Canada show that some labour shortages are less acute,
and researchers have identified downward pressures on work conditions. To minimize their negative impact on labour markets, States need to restructure temporary work regimes as ‘2-step immigration programs facilitating just-in-time integration and circular migration’.

Organizer: Eugenie Depatie-Pelletier

Participants: Denise Helly, INRS-UCS
Eugénie Depatie-Pelletier, University of Montréal
Adrienne Gibson, CÉRIUM/REDTA C-(i)m/temporary foreign workers

Venue

Hotel Hilton Lac Leamy

City

Gatineau

Country

Canada

Links

Economic sectors

General relevance - all sectors

Target groups

Researchers and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks

Geographical focuses

Quebec, Federal, and National relevance

Languages

English