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Summary of LCP Changes Effective April 1, 2010

Filipiniana News - Rhyme or Reason April 2010                                 Nearly four months after Minister Jason Kenney’s announcement in December 2009 regarding the changes to the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP), Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) finally released the implementing guidelines for these changes which took effect on April 1, 2010.  A summary of these guidelines follow.    Administrative Changes The following changes affect the processing of LCP work permit applications where the related applications for a labour market opinion (LMO) are received by Service Canada on or after April 1, 2010.   These changes mainly pertain to the additional requirements in the signed employment contracts between the live-in caregivers and their employers.  Under these changes, the prospective employers must agree to pay for the following benefits in favor of their prospective caregivers: ·          transportation to Canada from the live-in caregiver’s country of pe