Filipiniana News - Rhyme or Reason 14 February 2010 Many rejoiced when Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced substantial changes to the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) on 12 December 2009 at the Kababayan Community Centre in Toronto. Although the changes did not fully encompass the reforms that caregivers and their advocates would have wanted (i.e. permanent resident status upon arrival in Canada), they were generally seen as a good start for at least having recognized the many shortcomings of the program. These proposed changes were published in the Canada Gazette on 19 December 2009 for a 30-day period and final regulatory changes are supposed to be published afterwards. Aside from the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement (RIAS) published on the CIC website with details of the proposed changes, there is still no clear indication whether these changes have actually entered into force and are being implemented in individual cases. It