Monday, July 27, 2009
Policy Recommendations on Temporary Work from Maytree
Current immigration policies represent short-term fixes that will not serve Canada well in the future, states a new report by Naomi Alboim for the Maytree Foundation. In 2008, 247,202 permanent residents entered Canada, a 5.7% decline, compared with 272,520 temporary entrants, a 37.6% increase.
From the report:
"Seasonal agricultural workers, live-in caregivers, and low-skilled general workers are not entitled to bring their families with them to Canada. Temporary workers are not eligible for federally funded settlement services or language training. While they contribute to the Employment Insurance fund, these workers are also ineligible for benefits or training under that program (except for parental and compassionate care leave provisions)."
"Adjusting the Balance: Fixing Canada’s Economic Immigration Policies":
full report - http://www.maytree.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/adjustingthebalance-final.pdf
fact sheet - http://www.maytree.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/factsheet_adjustingthebalance.pdf
For more on temporary work, see also ACTEW's 2008 submission to the Ministry of Labour Consultation on "Work through Temporary Help Agencies": http://actew.org/blog/Temporary%20Help%20ACTEW%20Submission.pdf
From the report:
"Seasonal agricultural workers, live-in caregivers, and low-skilled general workers are not entitled to bring their families with them to Canada. Temporary workers are not eligible for federally funded settlement services or language training. While they contribute to the Employment Insurance fund, these workers are also ineligible for benefits or training under that program (except for parental and compassionate care leave provisions)."
"Adjusting the Balance: Fixing Canada’s Economic Immigration Policies":
full report - http://www.maytree.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/adjustingthebalance-final.pdf
fact sheet - http://www.maytree.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/factsheet_adjustingthebalance.pdf
For more on temporary work, see also ACTEW's 2008 submission to the Ministry of Labour Consultation on "Work through Temporary Help Agencies": http://actew.org/blog/Temporary%20Help%20ACTEW%20Submission.pdf
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