How Temporary Were Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers?

Elena Prokopenko and Feng Hou

Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series from Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch

Abstract: Temporary foreign worker programs have become an increasingly important component of international migration to Western developed countries. However, there is little knowledge on how long foreign workers stay in the host country and what determinants are associated with their migratory trajectories. Using a national longitudinal administrative dataset of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in Canada, this study examines their length and type of stay in Canada. It further examines the likelihood of staying given individual demographic characteristics, source-country attributes, host-country institutional factors and local community conditions.

Keywords: Temporary employment; Sex; Demographic characteristics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-01-29
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