The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:49:14 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Caregivers’ situation worsens under new rules /item/20803-caregivers-situation-worsens-under-new-rules /item/20803-caregivers-situation-worsens-under-new-rules

TORONTO - Changes to CanadaƵapp Live-in CaregiverƵapp Program (LCP) promised to improve the immigration path have actually made things worse, says Kristina Torres.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:27:59 -0400
Criminalizing ‘barbaric’ acts law welcomed /item/19219-criminalizing-barbaric-acts-law-welcomed /item/19219-criminalizing-barbaric-acts-law-welcomed

OTTAWA - CanadaƵapp Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act has found support among Catholic pro-family groups. 

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 20 Nov 2014 08:00:00 -0500
Pick better battles /columns/item/19185-pick-better-battles /columns/item/19185-pick-better-battles

Four months after its health care policy for refugee claimants was ruled unconstitutional, Ottawa has grudgingly relented to a judgeƵapp order and returned many — but not all — benefits to the needy people it had previously abandoned. We say grudgingly because the immigration minister remains determined to continue a court battle in defence of a policy that a federal court has already — and quite rightly — denounced as “cruel and unusual.” 

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:00:00 -0500
Skepticism greets update to Live-in Caregivers Program /item/19156-skepticism-greets-update-to-live-in-caregivers-program /item/19156-skepticism-greets-update-to-live-in-caregivers-program

TORONTO - Months of closed-door conversations, community consultations and a lack of follow-up communication leaves Faye Arellano skeptical about the federal governmentƵapp intentions to clear up the Live-in Caregivers ProgramƵapp backlog.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:00:00 -0500
Caregivers seek permanent residency upon arrival in Canada /item/19096-caregivers-seek-permanent-residency-upon-arrival-in-canada /item/19096-caregivers-seek-permanent-residency-upon-arrival-in-canada

TORONTO - A Toronto organization is petitioning Ottawa to establish a federal caregiver program that includes instant permanent residency for foreign caregivers. 

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:00:00 -0400