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Temporary Foreign Workers Switch Jobs and Earn More After Becoming Permanent Residents

Insights from FOS Affiliate Kory Kroft and co-authors in The Globe and Mail, illuminating how permanent residency can unlock economic mobility for temporary foreign workers in Canada.

Work In the Media January 2026

Program that ties workers to certain industries holds them back from better jobs.

Temporary foreign workers in Canada who are granted permanent residency tend to achieve greater economic mobility – moving up the career ladder more quickly and securing wage increases – in the years after settling, according to new research.

 
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Link to NBER working paper