Family Reunification: Parents And Grandparents

Fertility Rate Dept: Shouldn t it be the other way around? Why would a country with a declining fertility rate and the expected mass retirements of baby boomers want to recruit yet more older people? The government has it backwards, says Sergio Karas, an immigration lawyer, according to Globe and Mail. Live-in caregivers are a category that should be expanded. They perform a key role in the labour market: caring for children in a country with no national daycare policy, and looking after the elderly. There is already a shortage of quality care for the aged, a problem that will grow in years to come with the country s demographic shift and to compensate, there will be a lower quota in other categories, including live-in caregivers. The target is 8,000-9,300, compared to 10,500-12,500 in the past two years. While family reunification is a goal for Canada s immigration program, family-class newcomers already make up two-thirds of all those accepted. Parents and grandparents are unlikely to create economic growth and will have more health needs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.