Temporary Foreign Worker Program and Jason Kenney

Jason Kenney: The Live-In Caregiver Program was by and large excluded from reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program announced by the government in June, but the government said an overhaul to the caregiver program would be coming this fall. Changes needed for Canada live-in caregiver program Jason Kenney details harsher penalties for foreign worker abuse Skilled immigrants under 'express entry' to fill labour market needs , according to CBC. Gruber Hersch has been critical of earlier reforms brought to the program by Jason Kenney, Alexander predecessor, and more recently with the $1,000 fee Kenney imposed on employers looking to hire foreign workers, which also applies to Canadian families looking for foreign caregivers and nannies. Groups representing live-in caregivers say Immigration Minister Chris Alexander is considering moving the foreign caregiver program over to its new express entry immigration system, as he seeks input from various stakeholders ahead of much-anticipated reforms. Manuela Gruber Hersch, president of the Association of Caregiver Nanny Agencies Canada, said Alexander floated the idea during a consultation meeting she attended in Vancouver this July. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.