Foreign workers in Canada: Labour force attachment among temporary residents with paid employment in 2019

Yuqian Lu and Garnett Picot

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

Abstract: Temporary residents constitute an important supply of labour for the Canadian economy. However, some of them do not work in a given year, even when holding a valid work permit (Lu & Hou, 2023a, 2023b). Of those who are employed, some work part time or part year because of program restrictions, permit length or other reasons. As a result, a simple headcount of employed temporary residents overestimates their impact on the labour force and their contribution to the Canadian economy.

Keywords: Foreign workers; temporary residents; paid employment; labour; Canadian economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-03-27
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DOI: 10.25318/36280001202400300005-eng

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