Immigration Minister Chris Alexander and Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Temporary Foreign Worker Program: The live-in caregiver program, as it was known until today, was 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 was coming this fall. , according to CBC. Foreign caregivers are eligible to apply for permanent residency after two years of work in Canada, but it can take more than three years to process their applications. Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has announced much-anticipated reforms to the live-in caregiver program, making it optional for caregivers to live with their employers and putting a cap on the number of caregivers it will accept under two new categories. Foreign caregivers backlog grows as families wait for residency (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.