Foreign nannies say Tories aren't looking after them despite promises
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Kenney unveiled immigration targets for next year that show a reduction in the number of live-in caregivers who will be granted permanent resident status.
According to the figures, Canada has set a target of 8,000-9,300 for 2012. This year's target range was 12,000-16,000, while Canada accepted nearly 14,000 live-in caregivers as permanent residents in 2010.
Statistics also show a significant drop in the number of temporary foreign worker visas issued to live-in caregivers. In 2007, Canada approved 11,876 applications compared to just 7,185 in 2010. Between January and June of this year, just 2,702 visa applications were approved.
The current wait time for both temporary foreign worker visas and permanent residency for live-in caregivers is 18 months.
That's about how long caregiver Leo Roxas has been waiting.
The Filipino father, 28, has been looking after his employer's three children for about two-and-a-half years and is hoping to be among the approximately 9,000 live-in caregivers who will be granted permanent residency in 2012.
He luckily landed a kind and generous employer but would like to be able to bring his wife and three-year-old son to Canada as soon as possible.
Eventually, he also wants to go back to school.
"My employer is really nice to me, the kids really love me but I also miss my family back home," he said, adding many in his situation "really want to do other things other than caregiving."
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