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Foreign workers in the labour force: Provincial retention after transition to permanent residency among work permit holders for work purposes

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  • Yuqian Lu
  • Feng Hou

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As the number of temporary foreign workers increases and more of these workers transition to permanent residency in Canada, provinces and territories—especially those with smaller populations—have been actively targeting foreign workers through immigration programs such as the Provincial Nominee Program as a strategy to attract and retain new immigrants (Picot, Hou & Crossman, 2024). However, there is limited knowledge regarding the retention rate of former temporary foreign workers in the province or territory where they were employed before immigrating, and how this retention rate varies among different types of temporary foreign workers and by province or territory. Such information is directly relevant to policy considerations related to the regionalization of immigration and the role of the transition from temporary to permanent residency.

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  • Yuqian Lu & Feng Hou, 2024. "Foreign workers in the labour force: Provincial retention after transition to permanent residency among work permit holders for work purposes," Economic and Social Reports 202401000002e, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies and Modelling Branch.
    • Handle: RePEc:stc:stcp8e:202401000002e
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/36280001202401000002-eng
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    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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