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Privatized and probationary pathways: How (or if) the needs of temporary foreign workers are being met in Canada

Date and time

2015.03.28, 11:30 AM

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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

Venue

Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre

City

Vancouver

Country

Canada

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Economic sectors

General relevance - all sectors

Content types

Policy analysis

Target groups

Public awareness, Researchers, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks

Geographical focuses

British Columbia

Languages

English