SOCIOL 2PP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Immigration Policy, Visible Minority, European Canadian
14 Nov 2017
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Government excluded immigrants who were seen as undesired/not preferred: changes to temporary live-in caregiver program (eliminated in 2014) Before change, they could apply for permanent resident status and were in a better position to bring their family members to canada. Once eliminated, the new policy has been criticized that it makes it harder for women to come to canada for employment and get permanent resident status. Put a cap on who could get permanent resident status, much lower than how many people applied. If workers want to come here, they don"t know if they can apply for pr. Higher level of education, higher language requirements, more overqualified women coming to work as nannies exploiting them and not paying them what they are worth. Family needs to show proof of income if they want to hire a caregiver/housekeeper: criticisms of changes. Discretion on the part of immigration officers is how we still see racist practices in the immigration policy.
