New Caregiver Program Info Session: Come find out the new rules and timelines. Learn how we got here and what still needs to be done.

On June 3, the Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a new program for caregivers abroad that ensure permanent residence on arrival. Find out the new rules and timelines, how we organized to win this program and what we need to do to ensure that the program will be implemented without exclusions.

Come and join us online on Thursday, June 13 at 8 PM EST (5 PM BC and 6 PM AB). Invite your friends and co-workers and celebrate our win! Register here to get the zoom link for the event.

Caregivers Mother’s Day Potluck and Action Planning Meeting

Mother’s Day is here, and many of us migrant caregivers will be spending it alone without our families. We are worried that we will not be reunited with them if the caregiver pathway programs end in June 2024. This is not fair!

Join us and other migrant caregivers like you this Sunday, May 12 at 12pm for an in-person action planning meeting to make decisions about how we want to raise our voices for justice and permanent residency status for all!

Start: Sunday, May 12, 2024•12:00 PM

Location: MWAC Office• 720 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5S 2T9 CA

Host Contact Info: jhoey@migrantworkersalliance.org

IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED: WRITE A LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU TO ENSURE STATUS FOR ALL

Send a hand-written letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to demand permanent resident status for all undocumented people (called regularization) and migrant students and workers. Make sure to send us a photo, too!

How to send your letter:

  • Take a photo and send it to us by December 11, 2023. 
  • You can send photos through email or WhatsApp
    • Email to letters@migrantrights.ca
    • Or send to an organizer via Whatsapp:
      • Farm workers (English):
        905-324-2480
      • Farm workers (Spanish):
        647-807-4722
      • Fishery workers:
        506-251-7467
      • Care workers:
        416-897-4388
      • Current and Former International Students:
        416-887-8315
      • Undocumented workers:
        416-500-0028
  • Then, put it in an envelope and address it to the Office of the Prime Minister, 80 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2. You don’t need to attach a stamp! 

What should the letter say:

  • Migrants: How will permanent resident status for all change your life?
  • Ally or a supporter: How will permanent resident status for all make life better for everyone in Canada? Learn more here
  • Remind the Prime Minister that he promised regularization on December 16, 2021 – almost two years ago! Every day of delay means migrants are abused at work, denied healthcare, and separated from families.

Once you’ve sent the letter, organize or join a delivery in your city. 

  • On December 16-18, we will deliver all the letters to MPs across the country. 

Speak up for fishery workers in crisis

Many migrant workers were forced to leave the country on August 26 for trying to organize for their rights. They’ve been in the country since April but have not been working and are starving. Read their story below and add your name to send a message.