Citizenship and Immigration committee  No, we were not.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The minister's office suggested that the meeting on the 26th was for members of the caregiver community. Perhaps it was for those directly in the program, rather than for those related to the program.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  That would be harder to say. I don't know how familiar the minister is with our association.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's possible, but I couldn't confirm it. I think there was a more select crowd on the 26th, and the record will show who was there on that day.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I'd be happy to do that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Do you mean creating a relationship responsibility where the employer is obligated to tell the caregiver?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I agree that is a major issue. I point to the waiting times as being the most significant way of addressing that. In the report the committee put out there's mention of more government information, web portals, and contacting an NGO. I think those are all fantastic ideas for comm

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I think giving that information from the very beginning, even before a caregiver comes to Canada, would be a great start to making sure they know they have those rights and that they are protected. The system should also be enabled to reduce wait times so they don't feel they are

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's their responsibility, but it's not always clear and they don't always investigate that.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The families don't always necessarily understand their responsibilities under the program.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I've heard that. I don't have access to those statistics, though.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Again, that's also what I've heard.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Right. I've heard of that—that a lot of caregivers go abroad. I know of women coming from the Philippines who go to northern Europe or Hong Kong or elsewhere, complete the program there—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Again, it sounds like a very attractive idea, but I'd have to read further into the matter.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If there was something like a white list, then the agencies contravening the laws in place could just be struck from that list. The people who are behind those practices could just be barred from bringing caregivers into Canada.