Description

Event Title: Caregivers: New and Current Paths to PR: 2.5 Hours

Note: We have an updated, fantastic, 4-hour update to this lesson here: Caring for Caregivers and Nurses: Practical PR Tools and Strategies

Event Date: This live webinar was conducted on June 24 2019 from 11:00 to 13:30 (Eastern Time).

There was a total of 2.5 hours of live, interactive webinar time.

Cost: $75 for this webinar video or part of our CPD Bundle. 

Instructor: Andrew Carvajal, LL.B / B.C.L., M.A., B.A.

Attendance: You are purchasing a video of this event. This video is now expired for ICCRC purposes but can still be used as a learning tool. Here are the recording and expiry dates for ICCRC CPD-reporting purposes.

Organization: RCICCPD by Full Skills Exam Prep. 

Language: English

Agenda: This is the breakdown of the event.

Overview of new and current paths to permanent residence for caregivers

• Interim Pathway for Caregivers (Temporary program)
• Home Child Care Provider Pilot (New Program Announced June 18 2019)
• Home Support Worker Pilot (New Program Announced June 18 2019)

Initial client assessment

• Point of first contact – employee vs. employer
• Information from employer
• Information about employee
• PR alternatives
• Application particulars
• Getting the Facts

Interim Pathway for Caregivers

• First and Second Rounds
• NOC 4411 vs NOC 4412 clarifications
• Status requirements: Eligible vs. Ineligible Applicants
• Eligible Work Experience
• Language Requirements
• Education Requirements
• Application Specifics

New Caregiver Pilots

• ESDC Refusal to Process New Caregiver LMIAs
• New Pilots Generalities
• 3 Scenarios dealing with the New Caregiver Programs
• Job Offers
• Documenting Ability to do the Work
• Language Requirements
• Education Requirements
• Application Specifics
• Accompanying Family and Work/Study Permits
• Steps following submission

Practical Tips and Work Permits Under Valid LMIAs

• Caregivers and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
• Employers
• Positions
• Streams

Underlying principles, legislation, manuals, policies 

• R199 Scenarios and Work Permits
• Assessing the Work Permit Application
• Factors Prohibiting Work Permit Issuance under R200(3) and A34-42
• Common Mistakes in Work Permit Applications
• Practical Tips in Preparing Caregiver Work Permit Applications

The Employment Confirmation Letter

• Employer’s contractual obligations
• Live-in arrangements or availability of affordable housing
• Transportation costs
• Interim healthcare coverage
• Multiple employers
• Employer compliance

Cover Letters and Caregiver Applications

Dual Intent

Q&A (2.5 hours total)