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  • 1. Foreign workers in Canada: Work permit holders versus employment income records, 2010 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301000003
    Description: 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. Two data sources have often 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.
    Release date: 2023-10-25
  • 2. Foreign workers in Canada: Changing composition and employment incidences of work permit holders
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301000004
    Description: Canada has a long history of recruiting foreign nationals to address temporary labour shortages through a diverse range of work permit programs. Along with a significant increase in the number of work permit holders, there have been large changes in the composition of this population in terms of work permit programs and demographic characteristics. This article aims to examine recent changes in the composition of work permit programs and the proportion of work permit holders reporting employment income.
    Release date: 2023-10-25
  • 3. Do aging baby boomers work more than earlier generations?
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200400001
    Description:

    Baby boomers are on average living longer and healthier, and thus are capable of working more years than earlier generations. The feasibility of working in older ages is further improved as the economic structure continues to shift from manufacturing to the service sector and knowledge-based employment that provide jobs with less physical strain. Whether retirement-age baby boomers will have a higher level of labour force participation (LFP) than earlier generations will have a large impact on their economic well-being and on the overall labour supply in Canada within a decade or so. Using the Labour Force Survey (LFS) between January 1976 and December 2021, this article compares baby boomers and earlier generations in LFP.

    Release date: 2022-04-28
  • 4. International students as a source of labour supply: A summary of recent trends
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200300001
    Description:

    This Spotlight on data and research article provides a summary of findings from six articles released in Economic and Social Reports in 2021 and 2022 looking at different aspects on the subject of International students as a source of labour supply: Transition to permanent residence; Retention in province of study; The growth of international students and their changing socio-demographic characteristics; Engagement in the labour market during the period of study; Engagement in the labour market after graduation; and Pre-immigration study in Canada and post-immigration earnings.

    Release date: 2022-03-23
  • 5. Transition to permanent residency by lower- and higher-skilled temporary foreign workers
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200100002
    Description:

    Attention surrounding differences in the pathways to permanent residency for lower- and higher-skilled temporary foreign workers has increased, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the contribution of lower-skilled temporary foreign workers in essential industrial sectors. This article examines the skill distribution of temporary foreign workers and their transition to permanent residency by skill level.

    Release date: 2022-01-26
  • 6. International students as a source of labour supply: Engagement in the labour market after graduation
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202101200002
    Description:

    The number of international students has grown considerably worldwide, primarily from developing countries to Western developed countries. In recent years, Canada has led other major Western countries in the growth of international students. The opportunity for international students to work in Canada after graduation and to potentially become permanent residents, and ultimately Canadian citizens, is considered a draw factor for prospective international students. When international students decide to stay and work in Canada after graduation, one of the main avenues to do so is through the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP). This article examines the trends in the number and share of international students participating in the PGWPP and the share of PGWP holders with employment income and their earnings levels. The transitions of PGWP holders to permanent residency are also examined.

    Release date: 2022-01-18
  • 7. Use of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program by employer businesses in 2020
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100600006
    Description:

    The purpose of this article is to provide information on how the Government of Canada’s Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program has been used by employer businesses, how the usage differs by industry and business size, and characteristics of businesses who used the CEWS. This information can help Canadians better understand the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on Canadian businesses and how businesses made use of government’s financial supports.

    Release date: 2021-06-23
  • 8. Gender differences in employment one year into the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis by industrial sector and firm size
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100500005
    Description:

    An important aspect of the impact of COVID-19 is its disproportional impact across gender. This Insights article proposes a year-over-year approach that compares employment from March 2020 to February 2021 to their March-2019-to-February-2020 counterparts. It uses the Labour Force Survey to study gender gaps patterns in employment by industrial sector (goods or services) and firm size.

    Release date: 2021-05-26
  • 9. The Long-term Labour Market Integration of Refugee Claimants Who Became Permanent Residents in Canada
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2020018
    Description:

    Although refugee claimants seek asylum in Canada for humanitarian reasons, their labour market outcomes play a crucial role in their successful integration, which is why it is important to monitor the degree of labour market success achieved by refugee claimants. This study compares the long-term labour market outcomes of refugee claimants who eventually became permanent residents in Canada (RC-PRs) with those of government-assisted refugees (GARs) and privately sponsored refugees (PSRs), as well as with refugee claimants who did not become permanent residents in Canada (RC-NPRs).

    Release date: 2020-11-12
  • 10. The distribution of temporary foreign workers across industries in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100028
    Description:

    This article uses the 2017 Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database (CEEDD) to examine the distribution of temporary foreign workers (TFW) across industrial sectors and firms. Given the continuous growth in the number of TFWs in recent years, the analysis provides important implications for the possible delays in the inflow of new TFWs could affect essential services during the pandemic and the upcoming economic recovery period.

    Release date: 2020-06-03
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  • 1. The distribution of temporary foreign workers across industries in Canada Archived
    Stats in brief: 45-28-0001202000100028
    Description:

    This article uses the 2017 Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database (CEEDD) to examine the distribution of temporary foreign workers (TFW) across industrial sectors and firms. Given the continuous growth in the number of TFWs in recent years, the analysis provides important implications for the possible delays in the inflow of new TFWs could affect essential services during the pandemic and the upcoming economic recovery period.

    Release date: 2020-06-03
Articles and reports (29)

Articles and reports (29) (0 to 10 of 29 results)

  • 1. Foreign workers in Canada: Work permit holders versus employment income records, 2010 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301000003
    Description: 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. Two data sources have often 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.
    Release date: 2023-10-25
  • 2. Foreign workers in Canada: Changing composition and employment incidences of work permit holders
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202301000004
    Description: Canada has a long history of recruiting foreign nationals to address temporary labour shortages through a diverse range of work permit programs. Along with a significant increase in the number of work permit holders, there have been large changes in the composition of this population in terms of work permit programs and demographic characteristics. This article aims to examine recent changes in the composition of work permit programs and the proportion of work permit holders reporting employment income.
    Release date: 2023-10-25
  • 3. Do aging baby boomers work more than earlier generations?
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200400001
    Description:

    Baby boomers are on average living longer and healthier, and thus are capable of working more years than earlier generations. The feasibility of working in older ages is further improved as the economic structure continues to shift from manufacturing to the service sector and knowledge-based employment that provide jobs with less physical strain. Whether retirement-age baby boomers will have a higher level of labour force participation (LFP) than earlier generations will have a large impact on their economic well-being and on the overall labour supply in Canada within a decade or so. Using the Labour Force Survey (LFS) between January 1976 and December 2021, this article compares baby boomers and earlier generations in LFP.

    Release date: 2022-04-28
  • 4. International students as a source of labour supply: A summary of recent trends
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200300001
    Description:

    This Spotlight on data and research article provides a summary of findings from six articles released in Economic and Social Reports in 2021 and 2022 looking at different aspects on the subject of International students as a source of labour supply: Transition to permanent residence; Retention in province of study; The growth of international students and their changing socio-demographic characteristics; Engagement in the labour market during the period of study; Engagement in the labour market after graduation; and Pre-immigration study in Canada and post-immigration earnings.

    Release date: 2022-03-23
  • 5. Transition to permanent residency by lower- and higher-skilled temporary foreign workers
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200100002
    Description:

    Attention surrounding differences in the pathways to permanent residency for lower- and higher-skilled temporary foreign workers has increased, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the contribution of lower-skilled temporary foreign workers in essential industrial sectors. This article examines the skill distribution of temporary foreign workers and their transition to permanent residency by skill level.

    Release date: 2022-01-26
  • 6. International students as a source of labour supply: Engagement in the labour market after graduation
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202101200002
    Description:

    The number of international students has grown considerably worldwide, primarily from developing countries to Western developed countries. In recent years, Canada has led other major Western countries in the growth of international students. The opportunity for international students to work in Canada after graduation and to potentially become permanent residents, and ultimately Canadian citizens, is considered a draw factor for prospective international students. When international students decide to stay and work in Canada after graduation, one of the main avenues to do so is through the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP). This article examines the trends in the number and share of international students participating in the PGWPP and the share of PGWP holders with employment income and their earnings levels. The transitions of PGWP holders to permanent residency are also examined.

    Release date: 2022-01-18
  • 7. Use of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program by employer businesses in 2020
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100600006
    Description:

    The purpose of this article is to provide information on how the Government of Canada’s Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program has been used by employer businesses, how the usage differs by industry and business size, and characteristics of businesses who used the CEWS. This information can help Canadians better understand the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on Canadian businesses and how businesses made use of government’s financial supports.

    Release date: 2021-06-23
  • 8. Gender differences in employment one year into the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis by industrial sector and firm size
    Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202100500005
    Description:

    An important aspect of the impact of COVID-19 is its disproportional impact across gender. This Insights article proposes a year-over-year approach that compares employment from March 2020 to February 2021 to their March-2019-to-February-2020 counterparts. It uses the Labour Force Survey to study gender gaps patterns in employment by industrial sector (goods or services) and firm size.

    Release date: 2021-05-26
  • 9. The Long-term Labour Market Integration of Refugee Claimants Who Became Permanent Residents in Canada
    Articles and reports: 11F0019M2020018
    Description:

    Although refugee claimants seek asylum in Canada for humanitarian reasons, their labour market outcomes play a crucial role in their successful integration, which is why it is important to monitor the degree of labour market success achieved by refugee claimants. This study compares the long-term labour market outcomes of refugee claimants who eventually became permanent residents in Canada (RC-PRs) with those of government-assisted refugees (GARs) and privately sponsored refugees (PSRs), as well as with refugee claimants who did not become permanent residents in Canada (RC-NPRs).

    Release date: 2020-11-12
  • 10. Temporary Foreign Workers in the Canadian Labour Force: Open Versus Employer-specific Work Permits
    Articles and reports: 11-626-X2019016
    Description:

    This Economic Insights article compares the labour force participation of temporary foreign workers with open work permits and employer-specific work permits in terms of their level of labour market engagement in Canada, their distribution by province and industry, and the duration of temporary residence status and rate of transition to permanent residency.

    Release date: 2019-11-18
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