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The Employment and Recruitment of Immigrant Care Workers in Canada

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  • Jelena Atanackovic
  • Ivy Lynn Bourgeault

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This paper examines the employment and recruitment of immigrant care workers in the older adult care sector in Canada, based on data from interviews with 77 workers and 24 employers in care settings, as well as from 149 online employer surveys conducted in 2007-08. We find that workers enter this sector largely through social networks. Although recruitment agencies do not play a critical role in the employment and recruitment of immigrant workers, regulation could prevent instances of abuse we found. Our findings also suggest that immigration admission policies could be better aligned with Canada's needs for older adult care.

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  • Jelena Atanackovic & Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, 2013. "The Employment and Recruitment of Immigrant Care Workers in Canada," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 39(2), pages 335-350, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:39:y:2013:i:2:p:335-350
    DOI: 10.3138/CPP.39.2.335
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    1. Mohammad M. H. Raihan & Nashit Chowdhury & Tanvir C. Turin, 2023. "Low Job Market Integration of Skilled Immigrants in Canada: The Implication for Social Integration and Mental Well-Being," Societies, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-13, March.
    2. Iliopoulos, Panagiotis & De Witte, Kristof, 2024. "The expenditure composition and trade-offs in local government budgets," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    3. Munkejord, Mai Camilla & Tingvold, Laila, 2019. "Staff perceptions of competence in a multicultural nursing home in Norway," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 232(C), pages 230-237.

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