Filipiniana News – June 2014 RHYME & REASON Ongoing Challenges for Live-in Caregivers (Note: The following are excerpts from a presentation given by the author at the Symposium on Intersections of Violence Against Women and Precarious Immigration Status held on 5 June 2014 at the University of Toronto.) The Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) is a hybrid immigration program within Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Act whereby a specific class of temporary foreign workers (live-in caregivers) is given the chance to apply for permanent resident status after fulfilling certain conditions. On its face, it may seem that live-in caregivers (LICs) are given a special privilege compared to other so-called "low skilled" temporary foreign workers (TFWs) who have no clear path to permanent residence. However, it must be noted that the LCP is not a smooth sailing program as the conditions imposed on its caregiver participa...