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Interim Pathway for Caregivers Public Policy

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateMarch 4, 2019
CategoryLabour migration / caregivers
Policy toolPermanent residence pathway / public policy stream
Affected groupIn-home foreign caregivers working in canada under the tfwp

Policy effect

Launched a dedicated temporary public policy pathway to permanent residence for in-home foreign national caregivers in Canada with qualifying temporary work experience under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program who were ineligible under existing caregiver pathways. Phase scope: Open for application intake from March 4, 2019 to June 4, 2019 (with a subsequent re-opening phase later in 2019)

Official source excerpt

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… of work experience, they will have access to a direct pathway to become a permanent resident. These pilot programs will replace the Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs pilots and include: - Occupation-specific work permits for caregivers, providing the ability to change jobs quickly when necessary. - Open work permits for spouses/common-law partners and study permits for dependent children, to allow the caregiver’s family to accompany them to Canada. In addition, the Minister also launched the Interim Pathway for Caregivers, which will be open from March 4, 2019, … until June 4, 2019. This interim program is being launched after hearing directly from caregivers and interested parties that the previous changes made in 2014 were not well understood. Many caregivers began working for families in Canada, only to find out later that they were not going to qualify for permanent residence under an existing program. To address this issue, the Interim Pathway for Caregivers will provide those caregivers an opportunity to stay in Canada permanently. The interim program will have modified criteria compared to the current pilot programs and offer a pathway to permanent residence for caregivers who, in good faith, have come to Canada and are providing care to Canadians, without a clear pathway to permanent residence. The Government of Canada continues to be committed to family reunification and eliminating backlogs across all immigration streams. In 2017, the Government committed to eliminating 80% of the caregiver backlog and reducing the processing time from its peak of more than 60 months. To date, the Government has reduced 94% of the backlog and reduced the processing time to 12 months. ## Quotes > “Caregivers provide care to families in Canada that …
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaIRCC News Release / Public Policy: Interim Pathway for Caregivers (February 23, 2019)Open official source
Retrieved from https://canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2019/02/caregivers-will-now-have-access-to-new-pathways-to-permanent-residence.html

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