Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, they will. We try to avoid as much duplication as we can with this program. People will apply up front for the work permit and permanent residence. For the work permit, people need to have a valid medical examination to come here. With our regulations, people would have to a

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. I don't think the details have been announced yet, so I don't want to venture too far. The work permit will cover a reasonable period of time to allow people to gain experience and complete the permanent resident application.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's obviously going to be longer than two years because that's two years, which is a minimum requirement for—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. It was seven strictly speaking for nurses, the high-skill professions, but for the other professions, those that we'll cover with the new pilots, it's five.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  It's just the education. The old live-in caregiver program required the special education, but we have not re-initiated this requirement.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  They can still work, so the temporary pathway is still possible. People could renew their work permit and hopefully upgrade their skills if they can. It's a hard call, but we figure that the caregiver program is like any other economic program, so we want to make sure that they w

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If I can add to what my colleague just said, Mr. Chair, the department is in fact examining the possibility of providing, for people in Canada on a work permit who have experienced or are at risk of abuse, the opportunity to apply for a work permit that would be open, as opposed

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Provided that people are eligible for the caregiver program, yes, they will have access. The dependants, children and the spouse, will have access to the study and work permits right away; so it's going to be a package.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Traditionally it's between 1.5 and two dependants, so yes, you can say that it reasonably doubles the amount.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Is that for the two pilots?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Currently, in terms of experience, it's two years out of four in Canada, 24 months, and then CLB-5 is—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  From the time they arrive in Canada, they should acquire at least two years, or 24 months, of work experience in one of these occupations covered by the pilots. So they have four years, basically—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  For two years of experience, yes.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Correct.