Absolutely. It is something that we have raised with the government in the past when someone is already working in the language. We see that for caregivers from English-speaking countries as well, such as the Caribbean. It makes no sense if someone is already working in the language. They have already proved that they are able to communicate. They certainly have the language needed to do their job. It makes no sense for them to have to once again take a language test to prove it for PR purposes, and then, after being a permanent resident, they may have to do it again for citizenship. It makes absolutely no sense that we continue to language-test folks.
There is another issue around deafness. How do we then test for language at all? That's a whole other conversation that we can have.
To answer your question, no, there isn't any need for caregivers, especially those who are having such a difficult time transitioning to PR, to have to pay to take classes and then take the test to prove that they can speak a language that they have been working in for two, three or four years, if not longer.