Exploring the experiences of migrant workers in Saskatchewan
Unionization and collective bargaining continue to deliver material gains for workers by way of higher wages and access to supplementary benefits like health insurance and pensions. While researchers have charted a declining union wage advantage over the last few decades,
This brief report highlights the realities faced by the labour force in Saskatchewan. The topics covered include minimum wage, employment rates, and disparities which may exist at the industry and socio-demographic levels. The report highlights: – Incidents of “wage theft”
In this presentation for the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) at the University of Regina, Dr. Stevens asks, “What does COVID mean for workers and the world of work & employment?”
In The Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage in Saskatchewan, University of Regina Business professor Dr. Andrew Stevens explodes many of the more prevalent myths about the minimum wage and minimum wage workers. Dr. Stevens shows that minimum wage workers
Saskatchewan’s migrant workers rights regime has been characterized as a “positive national standard” for the rest of the country. Introducing the legislation in 2012, then-Minister of the Economy Bill Boyd argued it would “position Saskatchewan as having the most comprehensive
In May of 2018, I presented findings from the migrant worker survey at the “Work, Migration, and Health Forum 2018” at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. The event brought together policy makers, researchers,
These survey results are part of a broader project that examines migrant workers in Saskatchewan. The research has been funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Dean’s Research Award (University of Regina, Faculty of Business
The main aim of this policy brief is to identify, collect and analyze statistical data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on the number of foreign workers entering Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and International Mobility
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Temporary Foreign Workers in Saskatchewan: Who is a Migrant Worker? For the purpose of our study, we identify migrant workers as people who are working in Canada under temporary visas who do not hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residency. The federal government’s