Public Policy to Reinstate an Interim Pathway for Caregivers

Policy effect

Reinstates the Interim Pathway for Caregivers for an additional three-month period from July 8, 2019 to October 8, 2019, providing a dedicated pathway to permanent residence for in-home temporary foreign worker caregivers who do not qualify under other existing caregiver pathways. Phase scope: Second three-month intake period from July 8, 2019 to October 8, 2019

Official source excerpt

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… significant contributions that these caregivers have made to Canadian families, while maintaining minimum requirements for applicants to be able to establish themselves and their families in Canada as permanent residents. ## Public Policy Considerations The Government has heard that the three-month application period for *the Interim Pathway for Caregivers* was too short for some caregivers to prepare their applications. Reinstating the *Interim Pathway for Caregivers* for an additional period of three months would provide interested and eligible applicants with another opportunity to apply and stay … in Canada permanently. Pursuant to section 25.2 of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*, I hereby establish that there are sufficient public policy considerations justifying an exemption from the requirements of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations* associated with membership in a class \[70(1)(a),(c) and (d), 72(1)(a),(c) and (d)], to foreign nationals who apply for a permanent resident visa or permanent residence and request to be considered under this public policy and who meet the conditions set out below. ## Eligibility Criteria and Conditions The criteria of the public policy remain unchanged from the initial *Interim Pathway for Caregivers.* This public policy applies to foreign nationals who meet the following criteria: 1. At the time of application: - is authorized to work in Canada on a work permit other than a *Live-in Caregiver Program* work permit; - is authorized to work without a work permit pursuant to subsection 186(u) of the *Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations,* if they have applied for a renewal of a work permit other than a *Live-in Caregiver Program* work permit; or, - has applied and is eligible for restoration of status, and … otherwise inadmissible. 7. Meets all other statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to foreign nationals seeking to obtain permanent resident status in Canada, with the exception of the requirement to belong to a class. ## Start and End dates This public policy comes into effect on July 8, 2019 and expires on October 8, 2019. Applications received during this time period will continue to be processed until all applications are finalized. The Honourable Ahmed Hussen Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Dated at Ottawa, this 28 day of June 2019 ## Footnote Footnote 1 The full-time …

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Other Canada changes operative in 2019

• 2019-03-04Interim Pathway for Caregivers Public Policy
• 2019-03-28Order Extending the Decision-Making Role of Citizenship Judges (SOR/2019-82)
• 2019-05-10Order Repealing Designated Countries of Origin Orders Under the IRPA
• 2019-06-03Regulations Amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Electronic Administration) (SOR/2019-174)
• 2019-06-10Direct Removal Orders for Human/International Rights Violations (SOR/2019-200)
• 2019-06-17Clarification of Health Inadmissibility Excessive Demand Exemptions for Family Members
• 2019-06-17Mandatory Consideration of the Best Interests of the Child in Immigration Detention (SOR/2019-213)
• 2019-06-18Home Support Worker permanent-residence pilot opened
• 2019-06-21Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1
• 2019-09-01Rural and Northern Community Immigration pilot class created
• 2019-09-09Public Policy Facilitating Immigration of Certain Sponsored Foreign Nationals Excluded under Paragraph 117(9)(d) or 125(1)(d)