Thank you.
I want to welcome this initiative. Under the previous government's pilot program, caregivers waited five to seven years. I think I had 40, mostly women, waiting, and they were separated from their spouses and children and it caused a lot of strain on their relationships; so I am very appreciative of this new arrangement.
In the new pilot program, caregivers' children and spouses will be eligible for a work permit and a study permit. Is this automatic or case by case? For certain LMIA temporary foreign worker situations, one person gets it and then afterwards you have to apply for the spouse and the kids and they either get rejected or accepted. Will this be one package, so if you are a caregiver then your spouse and children automatically get it, or will there be a separate application afterwards?