Jason Foster, Athabasca University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Athabasca University profile.

Unions and union renewal Migrant workers in Canada Labour and employment policy Labour history Occupational health and safety

Latest papers

Bloody Lucky: the careless worker myth in Alberta, Canada.
International journal of occupational and environmental health · 2012 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Pathways into and out of irregularity for temporary foreign workers in Canada: a cross-jurisdictional analysis
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$213,936
Migration and precarity: from the temporary foreign worker program to permanent resident, student and undocumented migrant status
SSHRC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$197,145
On the move: employment-related geographical mobility in the Canadian context
SSHRC · 2011 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Bloody Lucky: the careless worker myth in Alberta, Canada.

Barnetson B, Foster J

International journal of occupational and environmental health2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1179/1077352512z.00000000020 PMID: 22762494

Pathways into and out of irregularity for temporary foreign workers in Canada: a cross-jurisdictional analysis

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Nakache, Delphine

Keywords: irregular migration; immigration law and policy; precarious status; temporary foreign workers; human rights; immigration trajectories; interviews; survey; community partnership; Canada; Vancouver; Edmonton; Calgary; Ottawa; Toronto; Montreal

$213,936

Migration and precarity: from the temporary foreign worker program to permanent resident, student and undocumented migrant status

Co-investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Salami, Oluwabukola O.

Keywords: migrant workers; temporary foreign workers; migrant rights; participatory action research; transnationalism

$197,145

On the move: employment-related geographical mobility in the Canadian context

Co-investigatorSSHRC2011Partnership Grants

Keywords: work restructuring; employment mobility; labour markets; human resource management; policy; household dynamics; community development

$2,500,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Jason Foster

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2012

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Unions and union renewal Dear Professor Foster, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Bloody Lucky: the careless worker myth in Alberta, Canada." (2012), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]