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Temporary Foreign Workers in Alberta's Oil Sector Forced Migration Online (24276783) Migration, asylum and refugee law FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE MIGRANT WORKERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT GLOABLIZATION Alberta is currently in the midst of the largest economic growth ever recorded by a Canadian province, with growth rates challenging China's. This is due to increases in oil exploration and production. With all economic upswings, come challenges, and Alberta is currently experiencing an urgent labour shortage. The Alberta Government and Alberta's oil companies have gone global in their search for labour and the number of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) coming to Alberta is vastly increasing. Through a case study analysis of TFWs in Alberta's oil sector, this paper will examine the growth of temporary foreign worker programs (TFWPs) in Alberta. The objective of the paper is to explore the interests, perspectives, and actions of employers, governments, and unions in regard to Alberta's TFWP. This will be analyzed in a context of global TFWPs and international labour migration. The paper concludes that globalization of labour is actively occurring in Alberta through a new geography of recruitment. The paper will demonstrate that oil companies are not the leading force behind international recruitment for labour, as might be expected, but that the primary leader in international recruitment for TFWs is the Alberta Government. 2026-09-30T11:43:59Z Text Online resource 10.25446/oxford.33352476.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Temporary_Foreign_Workers_in_Alberta_s_Oil_Sector/33352476 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0