An estimated 17% of the Canadian labor force engage in complex/extended employment-related geographical mobility ranging from extended daily commutes to regional, interprovincial and international mobility. The opportunities and challenges of particular types of mobility for family lives have been studied most often in isolation (i.e. daily commutes, fly-in/fly-out or international migration), and attention to mobility is largely absent from the work-family literature. Drawing on presentations and discussions at two recent conferences with a focus on families, work and mobility in Canada, this Research Note highlights some of the gaps in existing knowledge about families, work and mobility and some family-related challenges associated with extended/complex mobility for work from the standpoint of those living it, those studying it and those striving to serve and support these workers and their families. Examples discussed here encompass families where members are employed offshore, in other provinces and in the military. The impact of mobility on the family lives of temporary foreign workers is also discussed. We conclude with a few policy recommendations related to helping workers and their families deal with extended/complex mobility.

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“流动性一直是我生活的一部分”：加拿大与工作相关的流动性和家庭

估计有 17% 的加拿大劳动力从事复杂/广泛的与就业相关的地域流动，范围从延长的日常通勤到区域、省际和国际流动。对家庭生活特定类型流动的机遇和挑战的研究通常是孤立的（即日常通勤、飞入/飞出或国际移民），而工作-家庭文献中基本上没有对流动性的关注。借鉴最近两次会议的演讲和讨论，重点是加拿大的家庭、工作和流动，本研究笔记强调了现有关于家庭、工作和流动的知识的一些差距，以及与扩展/复杂流动相关的一些与家庭相关的挑战从生活的人的角度来看工作，那些研究它的人以及那些努力为这些工人及其家人服务和支持的人。这里讨论的例子包括成员在海外、其他省份和军队工作的家庭。还讨论了流动性对临时外国工人家庭生活的影响。最后，我们提出了一些与帮助工人及其家人应对扩展/复杂流动性相关的政策建议。