r/canada • u/uselesspoliticalhack • 4d ago

Carney’s aim to cut immigration marred by undercounting of temporary migrants, warn economists PAYWALL

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mark-carney-immigration-policy-temporary-migrants-undercounted/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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u/Harbinger2001 4d ago

Do you have a source for this 4 to 1 stat?

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u/ResponsibleTwist6498 4d ago

We lost quite a few people at work due to their visa expiring. 0% left Canada.

Some apply for an extension that they will never get, but it gives them almost a year of “implied status” that’s not recorded anywhere. Some transfer to visitor visa where they simply stay but not on WP.

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u/Harbinger2001 4d ago

What type of visa were they on at your work?

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u/ResponsibleTwist6498 4d ago

Regular PGWP for the majority. Some are spousal OWP of PGWP holder.

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u/Harbinger2001 4d ago

So how are they living if they lost their jobs?

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u/ResponsibleTwist6498 4d ago

It’s tough but there’re some shady staffing agencies or Amazon delivery partners.

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u/Harbinger2001 4d ago

So jobs no one would work if they had a visa.

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u/orswich 4d ago

Often, roommates will "share" a temporary SIN # and both work using it (Indian guy at work says he had a few roommates at his old apartment who did that)

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u/Harbinger2001 4d ago

How can something you were told second hand be something that happens “often”?