Trafficking in Women in Canada

A Critical Analysis of the Legal Framework Governing Immigrant Live-in Caregivers and Mail-order Brides

• Author(s): Louise Langevin, Marie-Josée Belleau, Canada. Status of Women Canada. Policy Research,
• Publisher: Status of Women Canada
• Pages: 220
• ISBN_10: 066231252X
  ISBN_13: 9780662312529
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Labor / General , Law / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice , Social Science / Emigration & Immigration , Social Science / Women's Studies ,

Description:... This report contains an analysis, from a feminist and intersectional perspective, of the legal framework governing 2 forms of trafficking in women in Canada, namely, the hiring of immigrant live-in caregivers, and the mail-order bride business. Immigrant live-in caregivers admitted into Canada under the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) may experience a situation of exploitation with the risk of violation of their fundamental rights. The 1st chapter of the report examines this question by analysing the LCP, legislation concerning the work of immigrant live-in caregivers, and contractual practices. It offers recommendations for rectifying the situation. Chapter 2 presents a portrait of mail-order brides and an examination of the unequal relationships that characterize this phenomenon. It then analyses the legal framework that governs the industry.