Live-Out Jobs: Program and Kristina Torres

live-out jobs: Torres joined other caregivers in Toronto on Sunday to discuss allegations of exploitation in the program, according to Guelph Mercury. The federal initiative allowed families to hire someone from another country to live with them and provide care for children, seniors and people with medical needs or disabilities. Kristina Torres, 28, came to Canada from the Philippines under a federal live-in caregiver program that she said has left her feeling "disposable" and less than human. After two years in the program, the caregiver could then apply to become a permanent resident. But people already employed through the live-in program would continue in that stream, and couldn't apply for so-called "live-out" jobs. The program was changed in 2014 so new applicants were no longer required to live in their employers' homes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.