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Tesis

The Classifying Work of Immigration Policies in Canada: A Critical Analysis of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program and Access to Settlement Services

Fecha

2014

Autores

Sarah Elizabeth Roberts

Resumen

In this thesis I analyse the Canadian Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) through the lens of Bowker and Star's classification theory. I connect the pervasive abuse and exploitation of temporary foreign workers in Canada to an immigration classification scheme that I argue favours particular economic interests of Canadian employers and workers over the interests of temporary foreign workers. To this end, I outline the nature of the TFWP discussing how employer-centric program intentions shape program structures. In turn, I argue that these structures shape the lives of migrants in Canada by restricting the rights, opportunities, and protections they have in Canada. To illustrate this, I discuss the use of immigration classifications to designate eligibility to receive settlement services in Canada.

Number of pages

119

Universidad

University of Toronto

Departamento Académico

Information

Nivel

Master of Information

Lugar de publicación

Toronto, Ontario

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Relevancia geográfica

Federal