Filipiniana News – May 2011 RHYME & REASON In September last year, I wrote about the recent changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) regulations as they affect live-in caregivers. One of the most controversial provisions was that limiting the duration of work for temporary foreign workers to a total period of four years. After seeking clarification with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), policy officials assured that the four-year limit is not meant to apply to Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) participants and that operational guidelines confirming this will be released prior to the effectivity of the new regulations. On 1 April 2011, or on the day that the new TFW guidelines took effect, CIC released Operational Bulletin (OB) 275-C which is meant to serve as a guide for CIC and CBSA staff on the implementation of recent regulatory changes to the TFW program. OB 275-C states that since the new TFW regulations took effect on 1 April 2011, this is