ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2016
The health of temporary foreign workers in Canada: A scoping review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Health outcomes, health services utilization, and costs consequences of medicare uninsurance among migrants in Canada: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Precarious employment and migrant workers' mental health: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Pooled it
- Barriers Encountered by Migrant Farm Workers When Accessing Health Care Services in Canada: A Scoping Review.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026Article
- Understanding and promoting the global well-being of temporary migrant workers over time: a mixed longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Social and Structural Determinants of Chronic Pain Among Migrant Workers: A Scoping Review Using an Intersectionality Framework.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026Review
- Health of international students in Canada (2013-2024): a scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Stress, Health, and Injury Among Illinois Farmers.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- The false promise of return to work for migrant workers injured on the job in Canada: When public policies intersect to create exclusion.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2025Article
- Housing Conditions and Health Implications for Migrant Agricultural Workers in Canada: A Scoping Review.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2024Article
- Mental health challenges of recent immigrants in precarious work environments - a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Critical Illness in Migrant Workers in the Windsor-Essex Region: A Descriptive Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Structural Origins of Poor Health Outcomes in Documented Temporary Foreign Workers and Refugees in High-Income Countries: A Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Comparative Ergonomic Study Examining the Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms of Taiwanese and Thai Workers in a Tape Manufacturing Factory.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Health, social and legal supports for migrant agricultural workers in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Canada, Australia and New Zealand: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The Health Status of Hispanic Agricultural Workers in Georgia and Florida.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
- Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Mental Health and Resiliency of Migrant Live-in Caregivers in Canada: Pilot Randomized Wait List Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Implementation of an Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Promoting Mental Health Among Migrant Live-in Caregivers in Canada: Protocol.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- The systemized exploitation of temporary migrant agricultural workers in Canada: Exacerbation of health vulnerabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for the future.Journal of migration and health · 2021Article
- Contingent Relations: Migrant Wellbeing and Economic Development in Rural Manitoba.Frontiers in sociology · 2021Article
- Global output of research on the health of international migrant workers from 2000 to 2017.Globalization and health · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesTemporary foreign workers contribute to economic prosperity in Canada, but they experience forms of structural inequities and have minimal rights, which can contribute to their ill health. The objective of this scoping review is to examine the extent, range and nature of the Canadian literature on the health of temporary foreign workers and their families in Canada.
methodsThe review was guided by Arksey and O'Malley's five stages for conducting a scoping review. We performed a comprehensive search of seven databases, which revealed 994 studies. In total, 10 published research papers, which focused exclusively on the health of temporary foreign workers in Canada, were included in the study; these 10 papers represented the findings from 9 studies. SYNTHESIS: The majority of the studies involved seasonal agricultural workers in the province of Ontario (n = 8). Major health issues of temporary foreign workers included mental health, occupational health, poor housing and sanitation, and barriers to accessing health care, including fear of deportation and language barriers. These health issues are highly shaped by temporary foreign workers' precarious immigration status in Canada.
conclusionFindings from this study demonstrate the need to reduce barriers to health care and to conduct more research on other groups of temporary foreign workers, outside the agricultural sector.
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