Regulatory approaches to international labour recruitment in Canada / Leanne Dixon-Perera, Policy Research, Research and Evaluation Branch.: Ci4-216/2021E-PDF
"Over the past decade, provincial governments in Canada have significantly changed the statutory landscape under which labour recruiters and employers of migrant workers operate. Regulatory approaches were developed largely in response to increased volumes of migrant workers and the reported recruitment-related abuse and exploitation that workers can be exposed to in order to come to Canada. In fact, nearly 500,000 work permits were issued nationwide in 2018, an increase of over 50 percent since 2008. The unethical conduct of labour recruiters, including charging migrant workers exorbitant fees to work in Canada has also been documented alongside this growth"--Introduction, page 7.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Policy Research Division, issuing body. |
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| Title | Regulatory approaches to international labour recruitment in Canada / Leanne Dixon-Perera, Policy Research, Research and Evaluation Branch. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Cover title. "June 2020." Issued also in French under title: Approches réglementaires pour le recrutement de la main d’œuvre internationale au Canada. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada = Immigration, réfugiés et citoyenneté Canada, 2020. ©2020 |
| Author / Contributor | Dixon-Perera, Leanne, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (79 pages) : illustrations, maps, graphs |
| ISBN | 9780660372013 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | R39-2019 |
| Subject terms | Emigration and immigration law -- Canada. Labor laws and legislation -- Canada. |
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