Rights of Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada

• Author / Creator

  Macovei, Lidia

• During the last decade, Canada experienced unequal economic growth. As result, the Canadian government expanded its Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which led to an essential change of its purpose, making it easier for employers to recruit temporary foreign workers for low-skilled jobs. In practice, TFWs are quite vulnerable without access to the same rights and privileges as Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
  The purpose of this thesis is to analyze whether the Canadian government respects the rights of TFWs through its domestic regulations and if such laws protect the rights of TFWs in practice. The thesis goal is to determine if the economic interest of the Canadian government and employers can be matched with international migrant rights’ standards. It investigates international standards related to the protection of human rights, including covenants, international treaties, and human rights committees. This thesis also discusses similar programs governing TFWs in America, Germany, and Australia.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Temporary foreign workers' rights (TFWs)
  • Protection of migrant workers' rights
  • Canadian regulations governing TFWs' rights
  • Ratification of the Convention of Migrant Workers
  • Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)
  • Human rights of migrant women
  • International standards relating to the protection of migrant workers' rights

• Graduation date

  Spring 2013

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Laws

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3J08V

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.