Press release - July 5 , 2010
Caregiver Agencies see a 70 - 90 % Drop in Placements Following Changes by the Government of Canada to the Live-in Caregiver Program
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Based on three consecutive surveys taken by over 100 Caregiver & Nanny agencies over the last three month across Canada
March 3,2010
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced changes to the Live-in caregiver program last December .
These changes are now coming in effect on April 1, 2010. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/caregiver/index.asp
ACNA Canada Board of Directors after the roundtable meeting on the Live-In Caregiver Program with Citizenship and Immigration Canada Minister Jason Kenney on September 4,2009
From left to right: Rose White, Ramil Domaoan, MP Dr. Alice Wong (Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism), Robert White, Citizenship and Immigration Canada Minister Jason Kenney, Maria Facundo-Lilly, Jenny Calangi Domaoan, Derek Townson, Jocelyn Mok, Manuela Gruber Hersch and Taiho Krahn.
Welcome to the Association of Caregiver & Nanny Agencies Canada (ACNA Canada). We are an industry association of employment agencies who provide nannies and caregivers to Canadian employers through Canada's Foreign Live-In Caregiver Program.
Our mission is to foster transparency, good will, and ethical practice in our industry through dedication to the highest level of integrity and expertise in the fields of immigration, child care and labour standards.
The goals of ACNA Canada are:
- To provide for the establishment, development and education of Canadian businesses providing nanny services to the public;
- To develop a national forum to provide an informational and educational clearinghouse for its members, clients, government and the public; and
- To encourage the highest ethical standards in its members' business affairs.
To that end, ACNA Canada requires all members to abide by our Code of Ethics.
Two of the directors of ACNA Canada are members in good standing of the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants.
Please check out our membership page for more information on membership. Please check out our member directory for a list of ACNA Canada Directors and member agencies.
For more information, please contact us or email info@acnacanada.ca.