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Hiding for survival: Highlighting the lived experiences of precarity and labor abuse among Filipino non-status migrants in Canada

Abstract
Non-status migrants are individuals who do not hold a valid immigration document or official status to stay in Canada. This case study in Calgary, AB conducted interviews on the experiences of non-status Filipino migrants seeking access to health, social, and community services. Challenges and risks to accessing services are discussed.
Authors: Nellie Alcaraz,Ilyan Ferrer,Jose Gabriel Abes,Liza Lorenzetti Publication Date: 1/1/2021

Publication Type: Journal Article

URL:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41134-021-00169-x
Notes

Future research / gaps identified:

  • Policy review, amendments and implementation is required to see long-term results

Key recommendations

  • Mandate status for all as a human right under the Charter of Rights and Freedom
  • Increase regulation of immigration consultants and TFW processes
  • Increase protection and supports for TFWs, especially due to COVID-19 precarity

Open access: No

Community organizations

  • Migrante Alberta

Integration timeline

  • Newcomers (not defined)

Key findings

  • Non-status migrants had little to no access to healthcare, education, social services, and legal rights
  • Stigma, hidden costs, and being in hiding created significant challenges to life in Canada
  • All participants wanted Permanent Resident status in Canada

Key populations

  • non-status Filipino migrants in Calgary, AB

Location

  • Calgary
  • Alberta

Collections discrimination-and-belonging , employment

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