L Lam
Biographic Data
| ID | 234318 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Lam |
| GIVEN NAMES | L |
| FAMILY NAME | Lam |
| SIGNATURE | LAM L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5785-6983 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Key strategies for organising workers engaged in non-standard employment: A multi-case study analysis
Increasing rates of non-standard employment have led to increases in workers lacking union representation and avenues for collective bargaining. Workers engaged in non-standard employment may benefit from worker-led approaches to advocate for fair working conditions. This study aimed to understand factors that impact the success of worker-led movements to improve working conditions and/or advocate for workers’ rights through a multi-case study an…
A Fine Balance: Exploring Job Quality in Platform Work Between Migrants and Nonmigrants
Migrants’ engagement in digital platform work is pervasive in many cities around the world and certainly in Canada's metropoles (Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal). While highly precarious, platform work has been shown to offer pathways into labor market integration for newly arrived migrants. Based on 62 qualitative interviews with digital platform workers, this article compares the work experiences of newcomers, settled migrants and nonmigrants …
Use it or lose it: The problem of labour underutilization among immigrant workers in Canada
Canada is widely recognized as a desirable destination for new immigrants and all levels of governments are generally supportive of ambitious immigration targets set to help meet labour demand. Canada's immigration system is based primarily on human capital, selecting the world's most highly skilled newcomers. However, immigrants to Canada have often faced difficulty in attaining labour market outcomes commensurate with their knowledge and experi…
Paths to Permanence: Permit Categories and Earnings Trajectories of Workers in Canada's International Mobility Program
La présente étude utilise la Base de données longitudinales sur l'immigration pour analyser les trajectoires de revenus des immigrants en deux étapes au Canada, dès leur permis de travail temporaire initial. L'objectif principal de la recherche est d'arriver à d'importantes conclusions sur la relation entre la catégorie de permis de travail temporaire et l'intégration au marché du travail des nouveaux arrivants et des nouvelles arrivantes. Axée s…
Road to nowhere or to somewhere? Migrant pathways in platform work in Canada
Canada boasts some of the most highly educated migrants in the world, but it is well recognised that these migrants face many labour market barriers to gainful employment despite their experience and qualification. Administrative data indicate that the proportion of gig workers is considerably higher among migrants, yet little is known about the various perceived and desired pathways of migrants who choose to pursue platform work. In this inducti…
Temporary talent: Wage penalties among highly educated temporary workers in Canada
Temporary employment (TE) arrangements have become increasingly common in Canada among both high- and low-skilled workers. In this study, we examine the prevalence and earnings effects of TE across education levels with a specific focus on highly educated workers. We also examine the earnings effects of TE across the earnings distribution. We find that higher levels of schooling are negatively associated with the probability of TE. However, the e…
An unlikely stepping stone? Exploring how platform work shapes newcomer migrant integration
The rise of digital labour platform work has drawn researchers to study how migrants are impacted by greater technology dependence in the workforce, and whether platform work might accelerate migrants’ entry into precarious, low-income, contingent work. Emerging data in Canada indicate that that the proportion of gig workers is considerably higher amongst immigrants, especially recent immigrants compared to Canadian-born populations; yet, the dem…
Self-Assessment of Health Status of Aged Chinese-Canadians
This paper reports on aspects of the subjective evaluation of perceived health status of aged Chinese-Canadians in Toronto. The survey data revealed that an extremely high proportion, 80.4% ofrespondents (N=140) were satisfied with their own health. Of the remainder, 13.7% were dissatisfied, 5.8% had mixed feelings. Are these aged Chinese respondents leading a life without much health problems? A closer examination of their apparent satisfaction …
Canadian Families-Men's Involvement in Family Work: A Case Study of Immigrant Men In Toronto
An unlikely stepping stone? Exploring how platform work shapes newcomer migrant integration
The rise of digital labour platform work has drawn researchers to study how migrants are impacted by greater technology dependence in the workforce, and whether platform work might accelerate migrants’ entry into precarious, low-income, contingent work. Emerging data in Canada indicate that that the proportion of gig workers is considerably higher amongst immigrants, especially recent immigrants compared to Canadian-born populations; yet, the dem…
Road to nowhere or to somewhere? Migrant pathways in platform work in Canada
Canada boasts some of the most highly educated migrants in the world, but it is well recognised that these migrants face many labour market barriers to gainful employment despite their experience and qualification. Administrative data indicate that the proportion of gig workers is considerably higher among migrants, yet little is known about the various perceived and desired pathways of migrants who choose to pursue platform work. In this inducti…
Self-Assessment of Health Status of Aged Chinese-Canadians
This paper reports on aspects of the subjective evaluation of perceived health status of aged Chinese-Canadians in Toronto. The survey data revealed that an extremely high proportion, 80.4% ofrespondents (N=140) were satisfied with their own health. Of the remainder, 13.7% were dissatisfied, 5.8% had mixed feelings. Are these aged Chinese respondents leading a life without much health problems? A closer examination of their apparent satisfaction …
A Fine Balance: Exploring Job Quality in Platform Work Between Migrants and Nonmigrants
Migrants’ engagement in digital platform work is pervasive in many cities around the world and certainly in Canada's metropoles (Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal). While highly precarious, platform work has been shown to offer pathways into labor market integration for newly arrived migrants. Based on 62 qualitative interviews with digital platform workers, this article compares the work experiences of newcomers, settled migrants and nonmigrants …
Paths to Permanence: Permit Categories and Earnings Trajectories of Workers in Canada's International Mobility Program
La présente étude utilise la Base de données longitudinales sur l'immigration pour analyser les trajectoires de revenus des immigrants en deux étapes au Canada, dès leur permis de travail temporaire initial. L'objectif principal de la recherche est d'arriver à d'importantes conclusions sur la relation entre la catégorie de permis de travail temporaire et l'intégration au marché du travail des nouveaux arrivants et des nouvelles arrivantes. Axée s…
Canadian Families-Men's Involvement in Family Work: A Case Study of Immigrant Men In Toronto
Canadian Families-Men's Involvement in Family Work: A Case Study of Immigrant Men In Toronto
Self-Assessment of Health Status of Aged Chinese-Canadians
This paper reports on aspects of the subjective evaluation of perceived health status of aged Chinese-Canadians in Toronto. The survey data revealed that an extremely high proportion, 80.4% ofrespondents (N=140) were satisfied with their own health. Of the remainder, 13.7% were dissatisfied, 5.8% had mixed feelings. Are these aged Chinese respondents leading a life without much health problems? A closer examination of their apparent satisfaction …
An unlikely stepping stone? Exploring how platform work shapes newcomer migrant integration
The rise of digital labour platform work has drawn researchers to study how migrants are impacted by greater technology dependence in the workforce, and whether platform work might accelerate migrants’ entry into precarious, low-income, contingent work. Emerging data in Canada indicate that that the proportion of gig workers is considerably higher amongst immigrants, especially recent immigrants compared to Canadian-born populations; yet, the dem…
Temporary talent: Wage penalties among highly educated temporary workers in Canada
Temporary employment (TE) arrangements have become increasingly common in Canada among both high- and low-skilled workers. In this study, we examine the prevalence and earnings effects of TE across education levels with a specific focus on highly educated workers. We also examine the earnings effects of TE across the earnings distribution. We find that higher levels of schooling are negatively associated with the probability of TE. However, the e…
Use it or lose it: The problem of labour underutilization among immigrant workers in Canada
Canada is widely recognized as a desirable destination for new immigrants and all levels of governments are generally supportive of ambitious immigration targets set to help meet labour demand. Canada's immigration system is based primarily on human capital, selecting the world's most highly skilled newcomers. However, immigrants to Canada have often faced difficulty in attaining labour market outcomes commensurate with their knowledge and experi…
Paths to Permanence: Permit Categories and Earnings Trajectories of Workers in Canada's International Mobility Program
La présente étude utilise la Base de données longitudinales sur l'immigration pour analyser les trajectoires de revenus des immigrants en deux étapes au Canada, dès leur permis de travail temporaire initial. L'objectif principal de la recherche est d'arriver à d'importantes conclusions sur la relation entre la catégorie de permis de travail temporaire et l'intégration au marché du travail des nouveaux arrivants et des nouvelles arrivantes. Axée s…
Road to nowhere or to somewhere? Migrant pathways in platform work in Canada
Canada boasts some of the most highly educated migrants in the world, but it is well recognised that these migrants face many labour market barriers to gainful employment despite their experience and qualification. Administrative data indicate that the proportion of gig workers is considerably higher among migrants, yet little is known about the various perceived and desired pathways of migrants who choose to pursue platform work. In this inducti…
Key strategies for organising workers engaged in non-standard employment: A multi-case study analysis
Increasing rates of non-standard employment have led to increases in workers lacking union representation and avenues for collective bargaining. Workers engaged in non-standard employment may benefit from worker-led approaches to advocate for fair working conditions. This study aimed to understand factors that impact the success of worker-led movements to improve working conditions and/or advocate for workers’ rights through a multi-case study an…
A Fine Balance: Exploring Job Quality in Platform Work Between Migrants and Nonmigrants
Migrants’ engagement in digital platform work is pervasive in many cities around the world and certainly in Canada's metropoles (Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal). While highly precarious, platform work has been shown to offer pathways into labor market integration for newly arrived migrants. Based on 62 qualitative interviews with digital platform workers, this article compares the work experiences of newcomers, settled migrants and nonmigrants …
Employment and Welfare Studies (7 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Immigration (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Engineering (3 works)