Foreign workers in Canada: Work permit holders versus employment income records, 2010 to 2022

Yuqian Lu and Feng Hou

Economic and Social Reports from Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch

Abstract: As the role of temporary foreign workers in Canada’s labour market has grown in significance, it has become essential to accurately measure their numbers for informing policy decisions related to the effectiveness and impact of various foreign worker programs. Two primary data sources have been used to determine the number of temporary foreign workers: data on work permit holders released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and data based on tax administrative files that identify temporary residents with earnings. This article aims to evaluate the benefits and limitations of these two data sources and compare the trends in the number of temporary foreign workers derived from them.

Keywords: temporary foreign workers; work permit; study permit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-10-25
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DOI: 10.25318/36280001202301000003-eng

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