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February 13, 2025

Research Snapshot: Impact of Fly-in Fly-out Work on the Family Dynamics of Male Miners

Key findings from a study on perceived impact of FIFO work on family dynamics

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The oil and mining industries have always been traditionally male-dominated fields. Expansion in these remote work areas in the 1960s required employers to adopt a different kind of work shift: the fly-in fly-out (FIFO) method. This involves work shifts lasting two to three weeks on-site, with seven days to two weeks at home.

This study examined the perceived impact on family dynamics that working a FIFO job has on the lives of men in the remote mining industry in Quebec.

This research builds on our growing understanding of the Family Work component of the Vanier Institute’s Family Diversities and Wellbeing Framework.

Labra, O., Brouillette, C., Castro, C., Gingras-Lacroix, G., & Cousineau, T. (2024). Impact of fly-in fly-out on the family dynamics of male miners. International Social Work, 68(1), 72–87. https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728241292647