Haan Michael, Jin Hyeongsuk, Paul Taylor
Western University, London, ON N6A 3K7 Canada.
Statistics Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0T6 Canada.
Appl Spat Anal Policy. 2023;16(1):91-118. doi: 10.1007/s12061-022-09445-3. Epub 2022 Aug 2.
There is limited research that examines the employment-related geographical mobility (E-RGM) of journeypersons in the construction industry. Such an investigation is important because migration can help reduce labour shortages and surpluses and allow journeypersons to obtain gainful employment. In this paper we investigate the E-RGM of construction industry journeypersons. Drawing on data from the Education and Labour Market Longitudinal Platform (ELMLP) from 2008 to 2016, we find that while Ontario and Alberta gain the most migrants, the Atlantic region has more than 30% of its workforce that engages in E-RGM. Of the most mobile trades are steamfitters and pipefitters, ironworkers, and construction trade helpers and labourers. Moreover, those who are married, immigrants, and women are less likely to engage in E-RGM than are single journeypersons, non-immigrants, and men. Red Seal trades or endorsements were associated with greater mobility; however, whether journeypersons were registered in their province of residence was the greatest predictor of mobility. This finding suggests that while Red Seal programs have succeeded in creating standardised expectations across provinces and territories, place of residence has important implications for E-RGM of construction industry journeypersons. These findings point to the need for more research that examines the root causes of migration.
关于建筑业熟练工人与就业相关的地理流动性（E-RGM）的研究有限。这样的调查很重要，因为迁移有助于减少劳动力短缺和过剩，并使熟练工人能够获得有收益的就业机会。在本文中，我们研究了建筑业熟练工人的E-RGM。利用2008年至2016年教育与劳动力市场纵向平台（ELMLP）的数据，我们发现，虽然安大略省和艾伯塔省吸引的移民最多，但大西洋地区有超过30%的劳动力参与E-RGM。流动性最强的行业是蒸汽管道工、管道装配工、钢铁工人以及建筑行业帮工和劳工。此外，已婚者、移民和女性比单身熟练工人、非移民和男性参与E-RGM的可能性更小。红印章行业或认证与更高的流动性相关；然而，熟练工人是否在其居住省份注册是流动性的最大预测因素。这一发现表明，虽然红印章计划成功地在各省和地区建立了标准化的期望，但居住地点对建筑业熟练工人的E-RGM有重要影响。这些发现表明需要进行更多研究来探究迁移的根本原因。
