Detalles del evento

In a context that excludes temporary Foreign workers (tFws) from government-funded services, this panel addresses the question of how and by whom tFw needs are being met. we focus on the increasing privatization of canada’s immigration system and new actors involved in facilitating tFw migration and “settlement.”

OrGanizers: JiLL buckLascHuk
saraH zeLL

participants: JiLL buckLascHuk, phD candidate, University of Manitoba, Not Saying Anything: Temporary Migrants Negotiate Injury & Pain On A Hopeful Path To Permanent Residency
saraH zeLL, phD candidate, University of British columbia, Playing The Matchmaker: Labour Brokers & The Migration Industry In Western Canada
Jorge Fernandez, Director, immigrant centre, winnipeg, MB, Addressing The Settlement Needs Of TFWs In Manitoba
geraLdina PoLanco, postdoctoral Fellow, centre for research on Latin america and the caribbean, york University, Social Citizenship In An Age Of Temporary Flows: Migrant Workers In British Columbia’s Immigrant Settlement Sector