Social citizenship in an age of temporary flows: migrant workers in British Columbia’s immigrant settlement sector

This study examines the lack of adequate support systems available to a growing number of “temporary” newcomers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Over the past decade, Canada has consolidated significant changes to its immigration program, resulting in a sharp increase in the number of migrants classified as temporary. While Canada has an institutionalized system for supporting newcomers through its immigrant settlement sector, the …