Temporary foreign workers with lower-skill occupations in the accommodation and food services industry: Transition to permanent residency and industrial retention after transition

Jianwei Zhong, Yuqian Lu, Youjin Choi and Jue Zhang

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

Abstract: This study examines the characteristics of temporary foreign workers with lower-skill occupations who had their first employment in the accommodation and food services industry from 2000 to 2020, as well as their cumulative rates of transition to permanent residency and retention in that industry. This study also compares these outcomes with those of temporary foreign workers with higher-skill occupations and study permit holders employed in the industry. The results show that temporary foreign workers with lower-skill occupations had lower transition rates to permanent residency and lower rates of retention in the accommodation and food services industry after obtaining permanent residency than temporary foreign workers with higher-skill occupations and study permit holders.

Keywords: temporary foreign workers; study permit holders; transition to permanent residency; industrial retention; accommodation and food services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 M21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-01-24
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DOI: 10.25318/36280001202400100001-eng

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