Abstract:As is known, temporary foreign workers play an important role in promoting international exchange and regional economic growth, making it essential to focus on the governance practice concerning this group. As a typical immigrant country with most foreign workers coming from developing countries, mainly comprising men and low-skilled workers, Canada has undergone restrictive, inclusive, expansive, and stratified stages in policy legislation. The Canadian government conducts labor market impact assessments and clarifies employer responsibilities in the admission phase; and in the recruitment phase, it aims to find "ideal" workers, showing characteristics of point-to-point transfer during the work period, and sets differences in the residence stages to screen advantageous immigrant workers, while the role of union organizations is limited. Hence, several challenges arise from emphasizing economic efficiency in governance methods, including insufficient recruitment regulation, weak labor protection, and dependent labor relations. Looking ahead, Canada should optimize labor rights protection, broaden the permanent residency pathways, and scale back recruitment practices. The above experiences and shortcomings of Canada, thus, could provide valuable lessons for China.