Live-in Caregiver Program

News

Oct 19, 2015

Kenney recycles old policy announcements on Live-in Caregiver Program

Ethel Tungohan

York Centre Conservative candidate Mark Adler and Jason Kenney announced "new" changes to the Live-In Caregiver program only to regurgitate the Conservatives' broken promises.

News

Oct 5, 2015

Election 2015: Edmonton candidates pledge to reform Harper's immigration policies

Ethel Tungohan

The divisions between the Liberals, NDP and the Greens on immigration policies remain few, except when it comes to support for Bill C-51.

News

Sep 3, 2015

Abuse and barriers increase under new caregiver program regulations

Ethel Tungohan

Chris Alexander promised the Filipino and migrant communities that changes to the Live-In Caregiver Program would protect them and quicken processing times. The opposite has occurred.

Photos

Dec 4, 2014

Changes to Live-in Caregivers Program harm workers

Ethel Tungohan

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander's changes to the Live-In Caregivers program will harm caregivers. So, several groups have united in opposition to the changes to show a united front.

News

Dec 1, 2014

Harper government's changes to Live-in Caregiver Program harm workers

Ethel Tungohan

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander's changes to the Live-In Caregivers Program will harm caregivers. So, several groups have united in opposition to the changes to show a united front.

News

Oct 21, 2014

Live-in caregivers fight against proposals to remove their right to permanent residency

Ethel Tungohan

The Harper government's proposed changes to the Live-in Caregiver Program is unsurprisingly not great. Why does the government refuse to give landed status to live-in caregivers?

Podcast

Aug 30, 2014

Power to the PINAYs: On the work of Montreal-based Filipino women’s organization Pinay

Migrant Matters

Tapping into the current status of Canada's Live-in Caregiver Program and the work of Montreal-based organization PINAY, which is led by Filipinas, including women working as migrant workers.

Blog

Sep 1, 2014

Changes to Live-in Caregiver Program help no one

Ethel Tungohan

Petronila Cleto

Conely de Leon

Live-in caregivers are an important part of Canadian society. So why is Chris Alexander eliminating their ability to obtain permanent residency with his "modern" 'Express Entry' program?

Blog

Jul 30, 2014

Is the Live-in Caregiver Program the Filipino-Canadian community's version of the Chinese head tax?

Ethel Tungohan

The Harper government repeatedly disregards findings about the LCP and instead chooses to believe that Filipino families "abuse" the system. Is history just repeating itself?

Podcast

Jul 3, 2013

Kwentong Bayan: Community comics with, about and for migrant domestic workers

Talking Radical Radio

Althea Balmes and Jo SiMalaya Alcampo talk about their work on a community comic book made in collaboration with Filipina migrant workers in Canada's Live-in Caregiver Program.

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