Ms. Cecilia Diocson (Executive Director, National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada, Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (KAIROS)) at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

Good morning.

Thank you very much for giving me this brief opportunity to say something about the live-in caregiver program.

You asked what is different in other provinces from Quebec. In Quebec, live-in caregivers are not included in the workers' compensation program. I think that is really very important. Aside from the limited rights they have, these workers need to be compensated when they're injured at work. This has been implemented in other provinces. In British Columbia, they have been included since 1985. In Quebec, it's still a struggle for this group of workers.