For the last 40 years, migrant farm workers from the Caribbean and Mexico have been recruited to ... more For the last 40 years, migrant farm workers from the Caribbean and Mexico have been recruited to work temporarily on Canadian farms under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). In 2002, the pilot Foreign Worker Program (FWP) for low skilled migrant workers was initiated in the province of Quebec and under this program began the recruitment of Guatemalan migrant farm
Our review of recent research into settlement and integration reveals certain patterns. The well-... more Our review of recent research into settlement and integration reveals certain patterns. The well-documented demographic diversity of newcomers to Canada has produced a nuanced settlement and integration experience in interaction with variation in timing of entry, place of residence, and a host of other factors. The explosion of different entry statuses in recent years has made the picture even more complex. Most notably, migrant workers and international students are fast becoming part of the Canadian immigration discourse with their growing numbers, unique needs, and aspirations for permanent residence. How communities receive newcomers in all their diversity is also a varied experience; welcoming communities remain as an ideal in many places and jurisdictions. Canada may have the most comprehensive system of settlement and integration services anywhere in the world but the system is increasingly under strain with the multiplication and diversification of needs. This has led to various schemes and experiments with funding and service innovation. Internationally, migrants suffered across the board from the economic crisis of 2008–2010 but how this varied by country remains to be researched. Comparing the Canadian experience with those of other countries of immigration in this respect may yield interesting findings.
For the last 40 years, migrant farm workers from the Caribbean and Mexico have been recruited to ... more For the last 40 years, migrant farm workers from the Caribbean and Mexico have been recruited to work temporarily on Canadian farms under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). In 2002, the pilot Foreign Worker Program (FWP) for low skilled migrant workers was initiated in the province of Quebec and under this program began the recruitment of Guatemalan migrant farm
Our review of recent research into settlement and integration reveals certain patterns. The well-... more Our review of recent research into settlement and integration reveals certain patterns. The well-documented demographic diversity of newcomers to Canada has produced a nuanced settlement and integration experience in interaction with variation in timing of entry, place of residence, and a host of other factors. The explosion of different entry statuses in recent years has made the picture even more complex. Most notably, migrant workers and international students are fast becoming part of the Canadian immigration discourse with their growing numbers, unique needs, and aspirations for permanent residence. How communities receive newcomers in all their diversity is also a varied experience; welcoming communities remain as an ideal in many places and jurisdictions. Canada may have the most comprehensive system of settlement and integration services anywhere in the world but the system is increasingly under strain with the multiplication and diversification of needs. This has led to various schemes and experiments with funding and service innovation. Internationally, migrants suffered across the board from the economic crisis of 2008–2010 but how this varied by country remains to be researched. Comparing the Canadian experience with those of other countries of immigration in this respect may yield interesting findings.
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