Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - http://www.policyalternatives.ca/
Canadian Council for Social Development – http://www.ccsd.ca/
Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean - www.yorku.ca/cerlac
Centre for Research on Work and Society - www.yorku.ca/crws
Centre for Urban and Community Studies - www.urbancentre.utoronto.ca
Community Social Planning Council of Toronto - www.socialplanningtoronto.org
Institute for Work and Health - http://www.iwh.on.ca/
Metropolis Project - http://canada.metropolis.net
Red de Estudios sobre Latinoamericanos en Canada - http://reel.utsc.utoronto.ca/relac/index.html
City of Toronto: Neighbourhood profiles - www.toronto.ca/demographics/neighbourhoods.htm
Toronto Neighbourhoods and Census Data Research Guide- http://www.ryerson.ca/library/subjects/neighbourhoods/terminology.html
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration - www.citizenship.gov.on.ca
Advocacy and Community Development Organizations
Access Alliance Multicultural Community Health Centre - www.accessalliance.ca
Centre for Spanish Speaking People - www.cssp-cghh.org
Conflict Mediation Services of Downsview - www.cmsd.org
Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre - www.dpnc.ca
Dixie Bloor Neighborhood Centre - http://www.dixiebloor.ca
Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services - www.doorsteps.ca
Gender and Work Database - www.genderatwork.org
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants - www.ocasi.org -
St. Christopher House - www.stchrishouse.org
Worker's Action Centre – www.workersactioncentre.org
The Catalyst Centre - http://web.mac.com/story/iWeb/Catalyst_Centre/Welcome.html
Blog on Popular Education, Storytelling and Activism (Chris Cavanagh) - http://www.comeuppance.blogspot.com/
Employment and Other Useful Resources for Immigrants
Canadian Newcomer Series-- www.oupcanada.com/esl/cns.html
Justice for Janitors Campaign - http://www.seiulocal2.ca/divisions/justice_for_janitors/Default.aspx
Pathway to Possibilities - http://www.ptp.ca/ (preparation for the workforce)
Toronto Workers’ Health and Safety Legal Clinic- http://york.cioc.ca/details.asp?RSN=7439
Workers’ Safety and Insurance Appeal Tribunal- http://www.wsiat.on.ca/english/appeals_2007/worker.htm
International Labour Organization - International Labor Organization - http://www.ilo.org/public/english/decent.htm
Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants - http://www.picum.org/
Documents
Cranford, C., Vosko, L. and Zukewich, N. 2003. Precarious Employment in the Canadian Labour Market: A Statistical Portrait. http://www.yorku.ca/julabour/volume3/cranfordetal_justlabour.PDF
Cranford, C., Vosko, L. F. and N. Zukewich. 2003. "The Gender of Precarious Employment in Canada," Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations, vol 58, no. 3. http://www.erudit.org/revue/ri/2003/v58/n3/007495ar.pdf
Cranford, C. and Vosko, L. F. 2007. "Conceptual Guide to the Precarious Employment Module." Gender and Work Database. http://www.genderwork.ca/cms/displayarticle.php?sid=15&aid=26&partid=962
Fudge, J., Tucker, E. and Vosko, L. 2002. "The Legal Concept of Employment: Marginalizing Workers." Report for the Law Commission of Canada, Ottawa. http://www.atkinson.yorku.ca/ace/publications/Law_Commission_of_Canada.pdf
Galarneau D. 2005. Earnings of Temporary Versus Permanent Employees. Statistics Canada, Ottawa. http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/75-001-XIE/10105/high-1.htm
Hou, Feng. 2008. Immigrants Working with Co-ethnics: Who Are They and How Do They Fare Economically? Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=11F0019M2008310
Jackson, A. 2005. Is Work Working for Workers of Colour? Canadian Labour Congress, Ottawa. http://www.canadianlabour.ca/updir/AJ-paper-Is-Work-Working-for-Workers-of-Colour-ENG.pdf
Jackson, A. 2005. Productivity and Building Human Capital: Presentation to the Centre for the Study of Living Standards Panel on Policies to Increase Productivity in Canada. Canadian Labour Congress, Ottawa. http://canadianlabour.ca/updir/Productivity_and_Building_Human_Capital-RP38.pdf
Kapsalis, C. and Tourigny, P. 2004. Duration of Non-standard Employment. Statistics Canada, Ottawa. http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/75-001-XIE/11204/high-1.htm
Kerr, G. & Lewis, M. 1991. Family Services to Ethnocultural Groups in Metro Toronto. Discussion paper. Toronto: United Way of Greater Toronto. http://ceris.metropolis.net/frameset_e.html
Little, D. 2005. Vulnerable Workers – The Legal Challenge. Community Legal and Advocacy Centre, Belleville. http://www.communitylegalcentre.ca/PDF/Vulnerable_Worker--The_Legal_Challenge.pdf.
Lewchuk, W., deWolff, A. King, A. and Polanyi, M. 2003. From Job Strain to Employment Strain:Health Effects of Precarious Employment. Labour Studies Program, McMaster University, Hamilton. http://www.yorku.ca/julabour/volume3/lewchuketal_justlabour.PDF
Ornstein, M. 2006. Ethnoracial groups in Toronto 1971-2001: A Demographic and Socio-economic profile. Institute for Social Research. www.isr.yorku.ca
Statistics Canada. 2003. Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada: Process, Progress and Prospects. http://www.statcan.ca/cgi-bin/downpub/listpub.cgi?catno=89-611-XIE2003001
Toronto Training Board. 2005. Ten Ways of Seeing Precarious Employment. Toronto. http://ttb.on.ca/downloads/Precarious%20Employment.pdf
Workers Action Centre. (2007). Working on the Edge. http://www.workersactioncentre.org/WOEedge.htm
Vazquz, Luciana. 2008. "Trabajar entre compatriotas: pros y contras: La concentración de inmigrantes de la misma comunidad afecta los salarios." El Correo Canadiense. July 17.
Immigrants Face Growing Economic Mobility Gap
Globe and Mail, October 6, 2008
Canada. Immigration: Dream or nightmare?
Aug 07, 2008 04:30 AM Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/article/473659
Ontario eyes ways to to help migrant workers: Looks to Manitoba which just brought in new rules
Toronto Star, Oct 30, 2008 04:30 AM
http://www.thestar.com/article/527206
Immigrants sought to fill vacancies in food industry: Work permits seen as way to ease Ontario shortage
Toronto Star. Oct 29, 2008 04:30 AM
http://www.thestar.com/article/526510
The dream isn't working now.
Toronto Star. Oct 24, 2008 04:30 AM
http://www.thestar.com/article/523633
This project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).