{"id":28527,"date":"2014-10-11T04:22:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T20:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=28527"},"modified":"2025-01-09T15:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T20:53:23","slug":"local-caregivers-reveal-govt-plans-to-change-live-in-caregiver-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/10\/11\/local-caregivers-reveal-govt-plans-to-change-live-in-caregiver-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Local caregivers reveal govt plans to change Live-In Caregiver Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"caregiver\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In the past months, the federal government has signaled that it will overhaul the Live-in Caregiver
\nProgram (LCP) in response to alleged concerns that the program is \u201cout of control\u201d and has \u201cmutated\u201d into a
\nfamily reunification program. <\/p>\n

Local caregiver groups say the changes might include the elimination of the program altogether and given that
\nthe government has only engaged in \u201cclosed door consultations\u201d \u2013 they are worried any changes will only
\nworsen the situation of live-in caregivers. And that in effect, the government will be re-shaping the future of
\nthe program without consulting the communities that will be most impacted by the proposed changes. <\/p>\n

Since the program\u2019s inception, foreign workers, mostly women of colour from developing countries have come
\nto Canada to help raise Canadian families and provide invaluable, expert care for our children, our elderly and
\nour loved ones with disabilities. <\/p>\n

But the program is harrowing for live-in caregivers and the long years of separation from their families is
\nespecially difficult. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe program causes stress and anxiety for live-in caregivers and their families due to the uncertainty of
\nbecoming permanent residents after two years of working and living in their employers\u2019 homes,\u201d says Julie
\nDiesta of the Committee for Domestic Workers and Caregivers Rights. <\/p>\n

In reality, many live-in caregivers are separated from their families for five to eight years because permanent
\nresidence applications take so long to process. <\/p>\n

Abella Morales, a live-in caregiver and Nilda Pacris, a former live-in caregiver agree.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve missed many of my children\u2019s milestones already.
\nThree weeks ago, my youngest daughter had surgery and my heart just broke when I saw her on the webcam crying.<\/p>\n

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\nI wanted to hug her but I couldn\u2019t,\u201d said Morales, who has been separated five years from her family and is also a Migrante-BC member. <\/p>\n

Pacris, a member of West Coast Domestic Workers\u2019 Association, added that \u201cfamily separation is so painful.<\/p>\n

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\nKids grow up, they are strangers to you by the time they can come to Canada.\u201d <\/p>\n

Along with the long years of separation, live-in caregivers also face exploitation, abuse and violations of
\nemployment standards like long working hours, unpaid work and unpaid overtime are often not reported by
\ncaregivers because they fear losing their jobs, the roof over their heads and the chance of becoming permanent
\nresidents in Canada. <\/p>\n

The real concerns voiced by live-in caregivers, their families and their employers underlie the urgent need
\nfor reform of the LCP. However, any reform has to be guided by these concerns and the changes have to be led
\nby the individuals who have lived through the program and those who continue to do so today. <\/p>\n

The government should meaningfully consult with live-in caregiver communities. If they do so, they will hear
\nwhat the community has demanded for decades: to be granted permanent residence status upon arrival and the
\nabolition of the live-in requirement of the program. These changes will eliminate many of the barriers and
\nchallenges live-in caregivers encounter and will result in a fairer family care policy, one that does not transfer
\nthe cost of care to those undertaking the care. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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