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CIC’s Christmas Gift for Caregivers in Limbo

Filipiniana News – December 2011 RHYME & REASON     During the first week of December 2011, I received a number of inquiries from caregiver clients and advocates about the so-called “massive issuance of open work permits” to those with pending applications for permanent residence and open work permit under the Live-in Caregiver Class.  Initially, I thought that this might be another one of the many rumors that are being spread around without any factual basis.  To verify, I went to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website, checked the news section, but nothing of the sort had been announced.  I also checked the published average processing times and it remained “17-18 months” for LCP initial assessments and “17 months” for final decisions.   So I wondered, where was this news coming from? The following week however, I saw for myself a number of open work permits received in the mail for caregiver clients, including those who submitted their LCP permanent res