Canadian Caregivers Association
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The Canadian Caregivers Association (CCA - ACAF) is a non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that was established to protect the rights of live-in caregivers and families from all over Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and warn them about malpractice
Malpractice
In law, malpractice is a type of negligence in, which the professional under a duty to act, fails to follow generally accepted professional standards, and that breach of duty is the proximate cause of injury to a plaintiff who suffers harm...
in this business. Working with industry partners to create new standards of practice, the Canadian Caregivers Association advocates many important changes that need to be made to guarantee live-in caregiver
Live-In Caregiver
The Live-In Caregiver Program is offered and administered by the government of Canada and is the primary means by which foreign caregivers come to Canada as eldercare, special needs, and childcare providers....
rights and meet the needs of Canadian families.
The staff and volunteers of the CCA offer information about the Live-in Caregiver Program, access to caregiver
Caregiver
Caregiver may refer to:* Caregiver or carer - an unpaid person who cares for someone requiring support due to a disability, frailty, mental health problem, learning disability or old age...
resources, and linkage services to caregivers who approach the organization with their problems. Both caregivers and employers can get in touch with the staff and volunteers by phone, e-mail, or mail to get the information and support they need, and to be connected to service and support organizations that can help further.
Toronto Star Investigations
The Toronto StarToronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
Series, which started on March 14, 2009, on stories of caregiver abuse pulled the CCA into the public forum to discuss means of resolving problems facing the program. The later development of the story of Member of Parliament, Ruby Dhalla
Ruby Dhalla
Ruby Dhalla is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Brampton—Springdale in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Liberal Party...
, created additional awareness. Ruby Dhalla named the CCA as an organization that she intends to work with in the future to help resolve the program's inherent problems
.