Temporary and Gig Workers
The increased use of contingent (i.e., non-permanent) employment arrangements is transforming Canadian workplaces. Tasks that might have been given to permanent employees in the past are increasingly being given to workers hired on a temporary basis and to independent contractors or “gig” workers. We study how individuals adapt to contingent work arrangements, and the true organizational costs of hiring different types of contingent workers, including through Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
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$4.1 million fines for violations ofCanada’s temporary foreign workerprogram a ‘drop in the bucket’
2025
Alsharif, G.
Fact Sheet & Media

Approvals for temporary foreign workers continue to rise – will new restrictions finally slow the hiring?
2025
Alsharif, G.
Fact Sheet & Media

New rules for hiring temporary foreign workers take effect to ‘prevent misuse of the program’
2024
Alsharif, G.
Fact Sheet & Media

‘It’s like a cage’: Foreign workers who quit Canadian Tire speak out about feeling trapped by work permits
2024
Luck, S.
Fact Sheet & Media

Not a good fit? The roles of aesthetic labour, gender, race, Indigeneity, and citizenship in food service employment
2024
Stevens, A. & Connelly, C. E.
Academic Publications

Government officers instructed to bypass fraud checks for TFW applications
2024
S. Kaur
Fact Sheet & Media

Government officers told to skip fraud prevention steps when vetting temporary foreign worker applications, Star investigation finds
2024
Alsharif, G. & Wallace, K.
Fact Sheet & Media

Employers still turning to low-wage foreign workers, even as unemployment rises
2024
Lundy, M.
Fact Sheet & Media

Hidden gatekeepers: How hiring bias affects workers in the food service industry
2024
Stevens, A. & Connelly, C. E.
Fact Sheet & Media

Here’s why Canada needs open permits for foreign workers
2024
Connelly, C. E.
Fact Sheet & Media

Podcast Episode – THE BACKBENCH #89 Canada’s Exploited Foreign Workers Program
2024
Roach, M. (Host)
Fact Sheet & Media

Fines mounting for violations in Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs
2024
Lundy, M.
Fact Sheet & Media

Employers boost recruitment of temporary foreign workers, despite softer labour market
2024
Lundy, M.
Fact Sheet & Media

NOW AVAILABLE: Enduring Work: Experiences with Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program
2023
Connelly, C. E.
Academic Publications

Safety on the line: Drivers who juggle multiple jobs are more likely to take risks on the road
2023
Lefcoe, A. D., & Connelly, C. E.
Fact Sheet & Media

The Experience of Non-standard Workers in Today’s Workplaces | Fire Away S6E7
2023
Rudner Law
Fact Sheet & Media

Let’s talk about the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
2023
Williams, J.
Fact Sheet & Media

Even high-wage temporary foreign workers are at risk of exploitation
2023
Connelly, C. E.
Fact Sheet & Media

Temporary foreign worker program must have open work permits
2023
Connelly, C. E.
Fact Sheet & Media

Infographic – Can the Temporary Foreign Worker program be saved?
2023
Connelly, C. E.
Fact Sheet & Media

Working in the digitized economy: HRM theory & practice
2020
Connelly, C. E., Fieseler, C., Černe, M., Giessner, S. R., & Wong, S. I
Academic Publications

How do we feel and behave when we’re not permanent full-time employees? The case of the diverse forms of non-standard work
2017
Bernhard-Oettel, C., De Cuyper, N., Murphy, M., & Connelly, C. E.
Academic Publications

Lower cost or just lower value? Modeling the organizational costs and benefits of contingent work
2017
Fisher, S. L. & Connelly, C. E.
Academic Publications

Many Canadians uneasy about temporary foreign workers: poll
2016
Zilio, M.
Fact Sheet & Media

Temporary Foreign Worker Program has ‘serious problems,’ McMaster prof says: Catherine Connelly to study controversial program amid allegations of abuse
2014
Huang, S.
Fact Sheet & Media

Pizza place faces federal grilling over temporary foreign workers
2014
Curry, B.
Fact Sheet & Media

Jason Kenney suspends restaurants from scandal-plagued temporary foreign worker program
2014
Goodman, L.
Fact Sheet & Media

Kenney bans restaurants from accessing TFWP: Ministry will not process any new or pending applications
2014
Goodman, L.-A.
Fact Sheet & Media

The potential “spillover” of temporary agency work
2014
Connelly, C. E., Gallagher, D. G., & Wilkin, C. L.
Academic Publications

Opinion – Temporary foreign workers are a temporary fix
2013
Connelly, C. E.
Fact Sheet & Media

Are B.C. employers among those addicted to temporary foreign workers?
2013
Luk, V.
Fact Sheet & Media

Unpaid internships: Invaluable opportunity or free labour
2013
McBride, B.
Fact Sheet & Media

Rethinking the employee-organization relationship: Insights from the experiences of contingent workers.
2012
Gallagher, D.G., & Connelly, C.E.
Academic Publications

Understanding underemployment among contingent workers
2011
Connelly, C. E., Wilkin, C. L., & Gallagher, D. G.
Academic Publications

Predicting temporary agency workers’ behaviors: Justice, volition, and spillover
2011
Connelly, C. E., Gallagher, D. G., & Webster, J.
Academic Publications

Nonstandard work arrangements: Meaning, evidence, and theoretical perspectives
2008
Gallagher, D. G., & Connelly, C. E.
Academic Publications

Organizational and client commitment among contracted employees: A replication and extension with temporary workers
2007
Connelly, C. E., Gallagher, D. G., & Gilley, K. M.
Academic Publications

Independent and dependent contracting: Meaning and implications
2006
Connelly, C. E., & Gallagher, D. G.
Academic Publications

Temporary workers, permanent consequences: Behavioral implications of the triangular employment relationship
2004
Connelly, C.E.
Academic Publications

Managing contingent workers: Adapting to new realities
2004
Connelly, C. E., & Gallagher, D. G.
Academic Publications

Emerging trends in contingent work research
2004
Connelly, C. E., & Gallagher, D. G.
Academic Publications

Contingent employment arrangements: Implications for human service work
2003
Gallagher, D. G., & Connelly, C. E.
Academic Publications