Facilitating the entry of temporary workers to Canada: fourth report

Report/Press release

Facilitating the entry of temporary workers to Canada: fourth report

Date

1997

Authors

Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

Abstract

On March 11, 1997 the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration began a study of Canada's foreign worker policy, focusing in particular on the needs of the information technology (IT) industry. Over the course of five meetings, the Committee heard testimony from officials from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Human Resources Development Canada, and Industry Canada and from a number of private sector witnesses. The latter included several IT umbrella groups, representatives of individual companies experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, and a representative of an association of IT professional employees. In addition, the Committee heard from an immigration agency and immigration lawyers specializing in facilitating the movement of skilled workers into Canada. (A complete witness list may be found as an appendix to this report.)

Responsible institution

Queen's Printer for Canada]

Place published

[Ottawa

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

REPORT

FACILITATING THE ENTRY OF TEMPORARY WORKERS
TO CANADA

Scope of the Committee's Study

Characteristics of the Information Technology Industry

The Need for Skilled Workers

Bringing Foreign Workers to Canada Currently

The Pilot Project

The Position of Spouses

Streamlining Immigration Processing

Another Option

Conclusion

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

REQUEST FOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

APPENDIX A

List of witnesses

APPENDIX B

List of organizations who did not appear but submitted a brief

DISSENTING OPINION OF THE BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS

"Facilitating the Entry of Temporary Workers to Canada"

(A) Training

(B) Short-term Solution

DISSENTING OPINION ON FACILITATING THE ENTRY OF
TEMPORARY WORKERS TO CANADA

Submitted by the Reform Party of Canada

Presented By Val Meredith, M.P.

Work Permits for Foreign Workers

Pilot Project

Hi-tech Crisis

Finding A Solution

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Links

Facilitating the entry of temporary workers to Canada: fourth report (http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/HOC/Archives/Committee/352/cits/reports/04_1997-04/report-e.html)

Economic sectors

General relevance - all sectors

Content types

Policy analysis

Target groups

Policymakers and Researchers

Geographical focuses

National relevance

Languages

French and English

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