Caregivers in Canada face immigration issues anew
Caregivers in Canada face immigration issues anew
Rights advocates in Alberta, Canada urge caregivers to be vigilant about changes to the Caregiver Program. (Photo by Aubre Makilan/Bulatlat)
“We should be treating temporary foreign workers as how we treat Canadians, instead of exploiting them then disposing of them.”
By AUBREY MAKILAN
Bulatlat.com
EDMONTON, Alberta — An initiative by the Canadian government to review its pilot caregiver program is being perceived as a threat to its very own existence.
Canada’s caregiver program concludes on November 29, 2019, or five years after its pilot projects, composed of the Caring for Children and Caring for Persons with High Medical Needs, were implemented in 2014.
On February 9, the federal government’s Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that it is only giving caregivers up to the set deadline to complete their requirements for permanent status or else they will not qualify.
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