TY - GEN T1 - Caregivers (new pathways for temp work and perm res in Canada) A1 - Government of Canada,  Y1 - 2019/07/08/ UR - https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/caregivers.html Y2 - 2019-07-30 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - B.C.'s foreign caregivers seek fair permanent-residency policy from feds A1 - Pynn, Larry Y1 - 2018/02/14/ UR - http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-s-foreign-caregivers-seek-fair-permanent-residency-policy-from-feds Y2 - 2018-02-14 JA - Vancouver Sun ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations N1 - The document is a government acknowledgement that the employer-specific work permit: 1) restricts ability to resign (liberty) 2) acts as a disincentive for the reporting of abuse (access to justice) 3) increases conditions under which risk of abuse could be higher (security of person) IS - 50 CY - Canada Gazette PB - Government of Canada N2 - REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT (This statement is not part of the Regulations.) Issues Migrant workers are important to Canada’s economy by filling gaps in the Canadian labour market, enhancing trade, and increasing cultural links. Migrant workers on employer-specific work permits in Canada are only authorized to work for the employer named on their permit, making it inherently difficult for them to change jobs. To do so, they are required to change their work permit authorization, which can be both challenging and time consuming. While most employers are committed to proper treatment of their workers, the power imbalance created by this dynamic favours the employer and can result in a migrant worker enduring situations of misconduct, abuse or other forms of employer retribution. This is compounded by other factors including language barriers and the costs involved in navigating the complex legal recourse mechanisms available to them. To respond to these challenges, the Government of Canada has undertaken a thorough analysis of the advantages and disadvantages associated with employer-specific work permits. These work permits remain an important tool in Canada’s temporary labour migration management. Together with labour market tests, they enable labour market protection (ensuring employers seek to hire Canadians or permanent residents) and hold employers accountable by requiring them to abide by program conditions (e.g. wages, working conditions). However, the analysis also confirms some of the criticisms levelled at employer-specific work permits. Notably, this type of work permit creates some conditions under which risks of abuse could be higher. Among these conditions are the structural and financial barriers to mobility for migrant workers experiencing abuse, or at risk of abuse, related to their employment (e.g. by a business owner, a supervisor, a recruiter, or other party). Currently, migration officers do not have a distinct authority to issue new work permits to migrant workers in situations of potential or ongoing abuse. Should a migrant worker choose to come forward and report a situation of abuse to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) or Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), an inspection of their employer can be triggered, which may result in their employer being temporarily or permanently banned from hiring migrant workers. In the case of a ban, the work permits of all migrant workers working for that employer may be revoked, including the worker who provided the tip. In the absence of a valid work permit, a migrant worker faces financial pressure and potential removal from Canada, compromising the worker’s livelihood and legal status. These risks present a compelling incentive for migrant workers to hide their abuse from authorities. Since many individuals in these situations endure financial hardship, the fees associated with any new work permit also represent a genuine barrier to changing jobs. Migrant workers also fear reprisal from their employers or recruiters if they give voice to their experiences of abuse, which intensifies their propensity to stay in poor or abusive working conditions. All work permits issued under the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program are employer specific. Employer-specific work permit holders represented about 33% of migrant workers under the International Mobility Program (IMP). Y1 - 2018/// UR - http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2018/2018-12-15/html/reg1-eng.html UR - http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2018/2018-12-15/html/reg1-fra.html Y2 - 2019-02-13 VL - 152 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Pact on migrant workers' rights is PH gift to ASEAN A1 - Esmaquel II, Paterno Y1 - 2017/11/11/ UR - https://www.rappler.com/nation/188041-consensus-migrant-workers-rights-philippines-asean-2017 Y2 - 2017-11-26 JA - Rappel.com - Philippines ER - TY - PAMP T1 - Caregiving Work in Canada CY - Canada PB - Kwentong Bayan Collective N2 - Canadian families have always relied on domestic workers. This was true before Confederation, when Canadian families used Indigenous and Black women as slaves. This was also true afterwards, when the Canadian government recruited women from overseas to work as domestic workers. A1 - Graphic History Collective,  Y1 - 2017/// KW - immigration KW - Canadian Policy KW - Domestic Work KW - World War II KW - Employment Standards Act UR - http://graphichistorycollective.com/files/2017/02/RRR03-Caregivers-Web.pdf Y2 - 2017-03-29 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Des orphelines nicaraguéennes pour prendre soin de nos aînés CY - Montreal N2 - Après avoir recruté des centaines de machinistes, mécaniciens et soudeurs en Amérique centrale, un entrepreneur québécois s’apprête à former des orphelines du Nicaragua dans le but de les faire venir travailler au Québec comme aides familiales. A1 - Porter, Isabelle Y1 - 2017/// KW - Aide familiale Nicaragua orpeline UR - http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/actualites-en-societe/488454/des-orphelines-nicaragueennes-pour-prendre-soin-de-nos-aines?utm_source=infolettre-2017-01-05&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=infolettre-quotidienne Y2 - 2017-01-13 JA - Le devoir SP - 1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Leamington, Ont. migrant worker receives last-minute deportation reprieve CY - Windsor N2 - Gina Bahiwal had her bags packed to return to the Philippines when she learned she could stay in Canada.A Leamington, Ont. migrant worker had her bags packed in anticipation of her impending deportation this Sunday when she learned it had been cancelled at the last minute.Gina Bahiwal came to Canada from the Philippines in 2008 under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program and worked packing vegetables, as a housekeeper and in the fast food industry. Y1 - 2017/01/13/ KW - Deportation UR - http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/gina-bahiwal-migrant-worker-leamington-not-deported-1.3935481 Y2 - 2017-01-30 JA - CBC News SP - 1 M2 - 1 SP - 1 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Swept Under the Rug: Abuses against Domestic Workers Around the World IS - vol. 18, no. 7 PB - Human Rights Watch A1 - Human Rights Watch,  Y1 - 2015/// KW - Trafficking KW - Forced Labour KW - Wage Exploitation UR - https://www.hrw.org/report/2006/07/27/swept-under-rug/abuses-against-domestic-workers-around-world Y2 - 2015-11-06 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Caregiver programs implementation - answers (CIC) A1 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2015/09/17/ ER - TY - RPRT T1 - 10% Approval Rate from Citizenship and Immigration for New Caregiver Program Applications A1 - Unionresearch.org,  Y1 - 2015/06/02/ UR - https://unionresearch.org/2015/06/02 Y2 - 2017-10-01 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Why Is Stephen Harper Sending Domestic Workers Back to 1973? A1 - Hussan, Syed Y1 - 2014/12/02/ KW - Temporary Foreign Workers KW - Domestic Workers KW - Caregivers KW - Citizenship KW - Permanent Residence UR - http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/syed-hussan/canada-immigration_b_6238252.html Y2 - 2014-12-03 JA - Huffington Post ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Still enslaved: The migrant domestic workers who are trapped by the immigration rules CY - London, UK PB - Kalayaan, Justice for migrant domestic workers A1 - Kalayaan,  Y1 - 2014/// T3 - Kalayaan, Justice for migrant domestic workers ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Temporary status breeds super exploitation A1 - Valiani, Salimah Y1 - 2014/07/11/ UR - http://philippinereporter.com/2014/07/11/temporary-status-breeds-super-exploitation/ Y2 - 2014-07-15 JA - The Philippine Reporter ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Canada’s live-in caregiver program ‘ran out of control’ and will be reformed: Jason Kenney A1 - Hough, Jennifer Y1 - 2014/06/24/ UR - http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/06/24/canadas-live-in-caregiver-program-ran-out-of-control-and-will-be-reformed-jason-kenney/?__federated=1 Y2 - 2014-06-25 JA - The National Post ER - TY - RPRT T1 - New protections for Ontario workers announced today PB - Workers Action Center A1 - Workers Action Center,  Y1 - 2013/12/05/ UR - http://www.workersactioncentre.org/updates/new-protections-for-ontario-workers-announced-today/ Y2 - 2013-12-05 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Labour Market Opinion Application Form - Live-in Caregiver Program PB - Service Canada A1 - Service Canada,  Y1 - 2013/11/27/ UR - http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/cgi-bin/search/eforms/index.cgi?app=prfl&frm=emp5093&ln=eng Y2 - 2013-11-27 VL - EMP5093 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Live-in Caregiver Program - Medical disability Certificate PB - Service Canada A1 - Service Canada,  Y1 - 2013/11/27/ UR - http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/cgi-bin/search/eforms/index.cgi?app=prfl&frm=emp5580&ln=eng Y2 - 2013-11-27 VL - EMP5580 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Les normes du travail au Québec et les domestiques résidant chez l’employeur IS - mai 2013 PB - CNT A1 - Commission des Normes du Travail,  Y1 - 2013/// UR - http://www.cnt.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/pdf/publications/c_0187.pdf Y2 - 2013-11-19 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Hire a live-in caregiver / Embauche d’un aide familial résidant PB - CIC A1 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2013/11/18/ UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/hire/caregiver.asp Y2 - 2013-11-18 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Hiring Live-in Caregivers and Nannies IS - 2013 PB - Employment and Social Development Canada N2 - The Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) allows families to hire a foreign live-in caregiver, often called a nanny, when Canadian citizens and permanent residents are not available. Tab list 1. Description 2. Requirements 3. Wages, Working Conditions and Occupation 4. Recruitment and Advertisement 5. How to Apply 6. Next Steps A1 - Employment and Social Development Canada,  Y1 - 2013/11/11/ UR - http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/foreign_workers/caregiver/index.shtml Y2 - 2013-11-13 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Determine your eligibility—Hiring a live-in caregiver /Déterminer son admissibilité – Embauche d’un aide familial résidant PB - CIC A1 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2013/11/06/ UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/apply-who-caregiver.asp Y2 - 2013-11-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Exploited for profit, failed by governments : Indonesian migrant domestic workers trafficked to Hong Kong N1 - **: The inability to find new employment in the two-week time limit leaves migrant domestic workers with little choice but to remain in abusive and/or exploitative conditions or accept jobs with unfavourable work conditions in order to maintain their immigration status. In 2006, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women,370 raised concerns that the Two-Week Rule pushes “foreign domestic workers to accept employment which may have unfair or abusive terms and conditions in order to stay in Hong Kong” ...In addition to increasing migrant domestic worker’s vulnerability to exploitative and abusive working conditions, the Two-Week Rule also significantly impedes their ability to access redress mechanisms in Hong Kong -p.76 CY - London PB - Amnesty International N2 - The workers are not tied to a single employer. However, if they leave their employer, they only have 2 weeks to find another, or else they fall under irregular status, a policy which acts similar to employer bondage. A1 - Amnesty International, International Secretariat,  Y1 - 2013/// KW - Trafficking UR - https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/ASA17/029/2013/en/ Y2 - 2015-11-04 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Programme des aides familiaux résidants – Recrutement d'une aide familiale qui est à l'étranger IS - 1er novembre 2013 PB - MICC A1 - Ministère de l'immigration et des communautés culturelles (MICC),  Y1 - 2013/11/01/ UR - http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/employeurs/embaucher-temporaire/aide-familiale/recrutement-etranger.html Y2 - 2013-11-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Live-in caregiver admissions to reach an all-time high in 2014/ Le nombre d’admissions d’aides familiaux résidants atteindra un niveau record en 2014 PB - Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada N2 - Government taking action to address growing backlog Ottawa, October 29, 2013 —Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander today announced aggressive new action to address the growing backlog and increasing processing times in the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP). Wait times in the Live-in Caregiver Program have grown to levels that are unacceptable to caregivers,” said Alexander. “Our government has already slashed application backlogs for skilled workers and parents and grandparents. Now, we turn our attention to the LCP.” ******************************************************* Le gouvernement prend des mesures pour s’attaquer à la croissance de l’arriéré Ottawa, le 29 octobre 2013 — Le ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l’Immigration du Canada, Chris Alexander, a annoncé aujourd’hui de nouvelles mesures rigoureuses pour s’attaquer à la croissance de l’arriéré et à l’augmentation des délais de traitement des demandes dans le Programme des aides familiaux résidants (PAFR). « Les délais de traitement dans le cadre du Programme des aides familiaux résidants se sont allongés de telle sorte qu’ils ont atteint des niveaux inacceptables, a déclaré Chris Alexander. Notre gouvernement a déjà réduit radicalement les arriérés des demandes présentées au titre des travailleurs qualifiés ainsi que des parents et des grands-parents. Il s’attaque maintenant au PAFR. » A1 - Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2013/10/29/ UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/francais/ministere/media/communiques/2013/2013-10-29a.asp?utm_source=media-centre-email&utm_medium=email-fra&utm_campaign=generic Y2 - 2013-10-29 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Programme des aides familiaux résidants – Recrutement d'une aide familiale qui participe déjà au PAFR et qui est au Canada PB - MICC A1 - Ministère de l'immigration et des communautés culturelles (MICC),  Y1 - 2013/09/24/ UR - http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/employeurs/embaucher-temporaire/aide-familiale/recrutement-pafr.html Y2 - 2013-11-19 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Prolongation du permis de travail / Extend your work permit — Live-in Caregivers IS - 22 april 2013 PB - CIC A1 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada,  A1 - Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2013/04/22/ UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/caregiver/extend-stay.asp UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/francais/travailler/aides/prolongement.asp Y2 - 2013-11-14 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Determine your eligibility – Live-in caregivers / Déterminer son admissibilité - Aides familiaux résidants PB - CIC Y1 - 2013/04/22/ UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/francais/travailler/aides/demande-qui.asp Y2 - 2013-11-14 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - 2013 Employment contract template—Live-in caregivers/nannies / Contrat type de travail – Aides familiaux résidants/nourrices PB - CIC A1 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada,  A1 - Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2013/02/05/ UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/caregiver/sample-contract.asp Y2 - 2013-11-14 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Employment Contract Template LIVE-IN CAREGIVER EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE CONTRACT / Contrat type de travail – Aides familiaux résidants/nourrices IS - 5 february 2013 PB - CIC A1 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2013/02/05/ ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Guide—LIVE-IN CAREGIVER EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE CONTRACT (Form EMP5498) / Guide pour remplir un contrat type de travail IS - 5 february 2013 A1 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2013/02/05/ UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/caregiver/guide-contract.asp Y2 - 2013-11-18 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Work in Canada - Live-in caregivers / Travailler au Canada Aides familiales résidentes PB - CIC A1 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada,  A1 - Citoyenneté et immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2012/10/15/ UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/caregiver/index.asp Y2 - 2013-11-14 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Live-in caregiver employment contract / Contrat de travail d’une aide familiale résidante IS - 28 août 2012 PB - MICC N2 - Live-in caregiver employment contract Use this legal document to establish the terms of the employment contract when a live-in caregiver is hired. To allow the processing of your application, you must attach a copie of the application form, duly completed and signed. Since April 1st, 2011, significant changes have been made to the Employment contract. Make sure to use the new form. A1 - Ministère de l'immigration et des communautés culturelles (MICC),  Y1 - 2012/08/28/ UR - http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/forms/search-title/employment-contract.html Y2 - 2013-11-14 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - 2012 Live-in caregiver employment contract / Contrat de travail d’une aide familiale résidante IS - 28 august 2012 PB - MICC A1 - Ministère de l'immigration et des communautés culturelles (MICC),  Y1 - 2012/08/28/ UR - http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/formulaires/formulaire-titre/contrat-travail.html Y2 - 2013-11-18 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Programme des aides familiaux résidants – Prolongation du recrutement d'une aide familiale IS - 12 mars 2012 PB - MICC A1 - Ministère de l'immigration et des communautés culturelles (MICC),  Y1 - 2012/03/12/ UR - http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr/employeurs/embaucher-temporaire/aide-familiale/prolongation-recrutement.html Y2 - 2013-11-19 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - After you apply: get next steps – Hire a live-in caregiver IS - 10 january 2011 PB - CIC A1 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2011/01/10/ UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/after-caregiver.asp#responsibilities Y2 - 2013-11-18 ER - TY - GOVDOC T1 - Apply – Hire a live-in caregiver /Présenter une demande – Embaucher un aide familial résidant IS - 10 october 2010 PB - CIC A1 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada,  Y1 - 2010/10/19/ UR - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/apply-how-caregiver.asp Y2 - 2013-11-18 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Des immigrants vulnérables CY - Montréal N2 - Description du Programme des aides familiaux résidents. A1 - Russo, Émilie Y1 - 2009/04/01/ KW - PAFR KW - domestiques KW - résidence permanente KW - assurance maladie UR - http://lesactualites.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/actualitescdn_090401.pdf Y2 - 2014-03-24 JA - Actualités CDN - NDG SP - 2 ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Main-d'oeuvre bon marché, clandestine et sans ressources CY - Montreal A1 - Beauchemin, Philippe Y1 - 2008/09/17/ KW - domestique UR - http://www.montrealexpress.ca/Affaires/Emploi/2008-09-17/article-1540643/Main-d%26rsquo%3B%26oelig%3Buvre-bon-marche%2C-clandestine-et-sans-ressource/1 Y2 - 2014-03-18 JA - Montréal Express SP - 2 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Acute shortage of caregivers in Canada PB - Bureau of Working Conditions, Republic of the Philippines, Department of Labour and Employment N2 - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Philippines) and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin had a one-on-one meeting at the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) Annual Summit in Santiago. The Filipinos hope they talked about the conditions of the domestic workers in Canada towards a better protection of their rights. The Community Alliance for Social Justice made recommandations to the canadian government to change the LCP including: 1) granting immediate permanent residence status to caregivers; 2) making the live-in requirement with employers optional; 3) regulating and monitoring recruitment and employment; and 4) increasing support for immigrant and caregiver rights groups. A1 - Bureau of Working Conditions, Republic of the Philippines, Department of Labour and Employment,  Y1 - 2004/11/20/ KW - Domestic Workers KW - Philippines KW - work conditions KW - rights KW - Filipinos KW - protection ER - TY - NEWS T1 - Le Programme des aides familiaux résidants - Son impact sur les femmes philippines au Canada N2 - L'article décrit le Programme des aides familiaux résidants institué en 1992 par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada (CIC). Il s'agit d'un programme d'immigration du gouvernement canadien drainant plusieurs femmes de pays sous-développés et majoritairement des Philippines. Celles-ci ont la possibilité d'obtenir le statut d'immigrante reçue après avoir travaillé 24 mois comme aide familialerésidante dans une période de 3 ans. Selon l'article, il s'agit d'une ségrégation des femmes philippines comme main-d'oeuvre bon marché contribuant au cycle de pauvreté de la communauté philippine au Canada. Le programme devient de plus en plus régressif et exploitant avec la mondialisation corporative. A1 - Solidarity Across Borders,  Y1 - 2004/// KW - Philippines KW - Exploitation KW - domestique KW - PAFR KW - abus JA - Solidarité sans frontières SP - 7 ER -