Caregivers’ Journeys is a research partnership between the Ethno-Cultural Council of Calgary, The University of Calgary and the University of Toronto focused on the experiences of caregivers in Canada.
Research Objectives
- To explore how immigration status shapes how people working in the Caregiver program negotiate rights for themselves and their children;
- To hear how women talk about their immigration experience with conditionality and any concerns they have accessing permanent residence;
- To identify strategies for social action to improve access to services and inform policies that protect the dignity and rights of all immigrants in Canada.
Ways to participate
- Anonymous facilitated group conversations at the community forum
- Individual interviews (with a peer researcher or a member of the research team)
- Group interviews
Criteria for Participation
- People who entered Canada through the Caregiver Program (previously called the Live-in-Caregiver program.
- May include women and men
- May include people with different nationalities
- “Caregivers” who have a precarious immigration status:
- Working on a Caregiver visa
- Has a visa, but looking for an employer or waiting for a Labour Market Impact Assessment to be processed;
- Is eligible for or has applied for permanent residence (waiting for application to be processed)
- Recently received permanent residence (within the past six months)
- No longer has a valid visa or is non-status