Citizenship and Immigration committee  Well, if you look at the policies, for example, with the live-in caregiver program, the experience of the Filipino community with this immigration policy is that youth are separated from their parents for an average of five years. That was a study done at the University of British Columbia.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  My name is Mildred German, and I'm with the Ugnayan ng Kabataang Pilipino sa Canada, the Filipino-Canadian Youth Alliance, which is a group of youth and students who address the issues affecting youth in the Filipino community in Canada. We are formed through the Philippine Women Centre.