Marshia Akbar
Biographic Data
| ID | 3797345 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marshia Akbar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marshia |
| FAMILY NAME | Akbar |
| SIGNATURE | AKBAR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4408-5443 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Entrepreneurial activities of Canadian Bangladeshi women in Toronto
Applying a family lens, the study illustrates how family resources and gender roles shape the entrepreneurship pathways of immigrant women. With its focus on the family, the study contributes to intersectional research about immigrant entrepreneurs that considers the effects of gender and social class, as well as, ethnicity. Drawing on the narratives of Bangladeshi women who migrated to Toronto as spouses of skilled male immigrants, the research …
Migration and Resilience in Urban Canada
Navigating Uncertainties
Canada has a proactive immigration policy that invites individuals, mostly highly skilled ones, from around the world to make it their new home. The pandemic border closures severely affected the flow of immigrants from other countries, so the Canadian government turned to the temporary migrants who were already in the country and facilitated their transition to permanent status. Reviewing the relevant policy documents and analysing 22 semi-struc…
Who are Canada’s temporary foreign workers? Policy evolution and a pandemic reality
Since the late‐2000s, Canada has admitted an increasing number of foreign workers with a wide range of temporary work permits to meet local labour shortages and growing labour market demands. Unlike permanent residents, temporary residents are subjected to restricted work authorizations and social citizenship rights. Besides, Canadian policies distinguish different groups of temporary foreign workers based on their skill level and work permit typ…
Temporariness and the production of policy categories in Canada
Since the late-2000s, Canada has admitted an increasing number of foreign workers with various temporary work permits to meet local labour shortages and growing labour market demands. The rise of temporary migrants has accompanied with a policy shift, from one-step to two-step immigration, to facilitate the retention of former temporary foreign workers and international graduates who had obtained Canadian work experience and credentials. Imposing…
Examining the factors that affect the employment status of racialised immigrants
Analysing data from the 2006 Canadian census, the paper identifies various social characteristics that influence Bangladeshi immigrants’ employment status in Toronto, particularly their propensity to be self-employed and outside the paid labour force rather than paid employees. The analysis contributes to understanding why racialised immigrants take different paths to participating in the Canadian labour market. The results of regression analysis…
Temporariness and the production of policy categories in Canada
Since the late-2000s, Canada has admitted an increasing number of foreign workers with various temporary work permits to meet local labour shortages and growing labour market demands. The rise of temporary migrants has accompanied with a policy shift, from one-step to two-step immigration, to facilitate the retention of former temporary foreign workers and international graduates who had obtained Canadian work experience and credentials. Imposing…
Who are Canada’s temporary foreign workers? Policy evolution and a pandemic reality
Since the late‐2000s, Canada has admitted an increasing number of foreign workers with a wide range of temporary work permits to meet local labour shortages and growing labour market demands. Unlike permanent residents, temporary residents are subjected to restricted work authorizations and social citizenship rights. Besides, Canadian policies distinguish different groups of temporary foreign workers based on their skill level and work permit typ…
Navigating Uncertainties
Canada has a proactive immigration policy that invites individuals, mostly highly skilled ones, from around the world to make it their new home. The pandemic border closures severely affected the flow of immigrants from other countries, so the Canadian government turned to the temporary migrants who were already in the country and facilitated their transition to permanent status. Reviewing the relevant policy documents and analysing 22 semi-struc…
Entrepreneurial activities of Canadian Bangladeshi women in Toronto
Applying a family lens, the study illustrates how family resources and gender roles shape the entrepreneurship pathways of immigrant women. With its focus on the family, the study contributes to intersectional research about immigrant entrepreneurs that considers the effects of gender and social class, as well as, ethnicity. Drawing on the narratives of Bangladeshi women who migrated to Toronto as spouses of skilled male immigrants, the research …
Examining the factors that affect the employment status of racialised immigrants
Analysing data from the 2006 Canadian census, the paper identifies various social characteristics that influence Bangladeshi immigrants’ employment status in Toronto, particularly their propensity to be self-employed and outside the paid labour force rather than paid employees. The analysis contributes to understanding why racialised immigrants take different paths to participating in the Canadian labour market. The results of regression analysis…
Migration and Resilience in Urban Canada
Navigating Uncertainties
Canada has a proactive immigration policy that invites individuals, mostly highly skilled ones, from around the world to make it their new home. The pandemic border closures severely affected the flow of immigrants from other countries, so the Canadian government turned to the temporary migrants who were already in the country and facilitated their transition to permanent status. Reviewing the relevant policy documents and analysing 22 semi-struc…
Who are Canada’s temporary foreign workers? Policy evolution and a pandemic reality
Since the late‐2000s, Canada has admitted an increasing number of foreign workers with a wide range of temporary work permits to meet local labour shortages and growing labour market demands. Unlike permanent residents, temporary residents are subjected to restricted work authorizations and social citizenship rights. Besides, Canadian policies distinguish different groups of temporary foreign workers based on their skill level and work permit typ…
Temporariness and the production of policy categories in Canada
Since the late-2000s, Canada has admitted an increasing number of foreign workers with various temporary work permits to meet local labour shortages and growing labour market demands. The rise of temporary migrants has accompanied with a policy shift, from one-step to two-step immigration, to facilitate the retention of former temporary foreign workers and international graduates who had obtained Canadian work experience and credentials. Imposing…
Entrepreneurial activities of Canadian Bangladeshi women in Toronto
Applying a family lens, the study illustrates how family resources and gender roles shape the entrepreneurship pathways of immigrant women. With its focus on the family, the study contributes to intersectional research about immigrant entrepreneurs that considers the effects of gender and social class, as well as, ethnicity. Drawing on the narratives of Bangladeshi women who migrated to Toronto as spouses of skilled male immigrants, the research …
Economics (6 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Immigration (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)