Event Details

Recent policy changes are challenging the premise of temporary labour programs as more pathways to permanent residency are established. This workshop offers a pan-Canadian perspective on transitions to permanency, highlighting implications for future immigration policy. The panel will discuss associated challenges and opportunities for immigrants, receiving communities, and Canadian society.

Organizer / Organisateur
Sarah Zell, University of British Columbia
Jill Bucklaschuk, University of Manitoba

Participants
Delphine Nakache, University of Ottawa
Two-step migration: An analysis of immigration opportunities and challenges for migrant workers using Provincial and Territorial Nominee Programs

Sarah Zell and Geraldina Polanco, University of British Columbia
Getting your foot in the door?: Transnational Mexican and Filipino recruitment and implications for Canadian citizenship

Naveen Mehta, UFCW Canada
UFCW Canada, Collective Bargaining, the Undoing of the TFWP

Jenna Hennebry, Wilfred Laurier University
Playing Snakes & Ladders Across the Streams: Navigating Transitions from Temporary to Permanent Residency

Lei Wang, Manitoba Labour and Immigration, Government of Manitoba

Discussant / Commentateur
Jill Bucklaschuk, University of Manitoba