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Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP): Model Program - or Mistake?

Date

2010

Authors

Canadian Labour Congress and Karl Flecker

Abstract

Demonstrates, through problems with the SAWP and low-skill program (focus on ag workers) that these are not model programs, but in need of major overhaul and new regulatory mechanisms.

Responsible institution

Canadian Labour Congress

Place published

Ottawa

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Economic sectors

General relevance - all sectors

Content types

Policy analysis and Numbers of migrant workers

Target groups

Researchers, Unions, and NGOs/community groups/solidarity networks

Geographical focuses

Federal and National relevance

Spheres of activity

Law and Political science

Languages

English