Canada Immigration Questions - Permanent Residency and Live-in Caregiver Program

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Frequently Asked questions

• By Russ Weninger

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• FAQ No. 1

What are your thoughts on the Live-in Caregiver
Program?
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• FAQ No. 1

For people who qualify under this program, it can
be a good way of obtaining permanent residency.
However, sometimes live-in caregivers find
themselves in employment situations in which they
are vulnerable to bad treatment from their
employers.
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• FAQ No. 1

There are supposed to be legal safeguards against
this, but live-in caregivers are still often
victimized.
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• FAQ No. 1

As well, the live-in caregiver program frequently
separates the caregiver from his or her family
for an extended period of time. This can have the
effect of breaking up families.
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• FAQ No. 2

I have a lot of money, but would not currently
qualify under the skilled worker category or the
Canadian experience class. As well, my English is
poor. Are there any investor programs or other
programs that I might use to qualify to permanent
residency?
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• FAQ No. 2

From my perspective, the federal investor program
is not a promising option. It is constantly being
revised, and the wait times can be staggering.
There are typically only brief windows during
which the program is accepting new applicants.
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• FAQ No. 2

If you have business experience and sufficient
money, you may wish to apply under one of the
provincial nominee business programs. In most
cases, you have to have several hundred thousand
dollars in net worth and have to have significant
entrepreneurial, business ownership, or senior
business management experience.
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• FAQ No. 2

Another option, if you have the funds, may be to
study ESL in Canada and then complete a degree or
certificate program here in Canada. After you
complete the program you will likely be able to
apply for a post-graduate work permit, and
eventually obtain permanent residency through the
Canadian Experience Class or the skilled worker
program. However, this last strategy is more
suited to younger applicants.
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