Canada Filipinos

: The government has promised to reduce the backlog, but the changes they made are making things worse, said Torres, 27, who was let go by her employer in October and has since been struggling, according to Toronto Star. They made the promise to improve the program and must keep their word. The Toronto woman from the Philippines is joining a chorus of past and present foreign caregivers, who are overwhelmingly Filipino, to warn the community about Ottawa waning caregivers program, which has been the key immigration avenue to Canada for Filipinos over the past 15 years. Until November, foreign caregivers were bound by the requirements of the old Live-in Caregivers Program, which allowed them to apply for permanent residency after two years of service. However, months into the new program, caregivers said the processing time required for their permanent residency has lengthened, and many are now having trouble getting a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment — a certificate that justifies their attaining a job because of a labour shortage. In December, the Conservative government replaced the old program by removing the live-in condition, capping the yearly number of applicants and raising applicants’ English and education requirements. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.