Permanent Jobs, Temporary People: Temporary Foreign Workers’ Struggle for Permanent Residency in Prince Edward Island

Year of Publication: 2024

Author: Eliza MacLauchlan, Ryan MacRae, Tracy Glynn, Ann Wheatley

Publication Source: TFW Maritimes

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DOI: https://tfwmaritimes.ca/pdf/Permanent_Jobs-Temporary_People-TFWMARITIMES-PEI-2024.pdf

Language: English

This report is the fourth in a series of community-based research projects undertaken by the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes partnership. It draws on desk research and qualitative interviews conducted with 29 people: twelve migrant workers, ten service providers, four government employees and three employers of migrant workers. Interviews took place between October 2022 and July 2023 and inquired about those transitioning from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) to permanent residency.

We are now publishing Permanent Jobs, Temporary People: Temporary Foreign Workers’ Struggle for Permanent Residency in Prince Edward Island to document the experiences of migrant workers transitioning from closed work permits to permanent residency in PEI. The report provides policy recommendations to the federal and provincial governments aimed to facilitate the transition from temporary immigration status to permanent residency for migrant workers in the province.