Abstract
This paper investigates the specific conditions of female migrant workers who come to Canada as caregivers for the very young or the very old. Most of Canada’s live-in caregivers come into the country under the auspices of the Live-in Caregiver program. I assess this program from the perspective of individual autonomy and vulnerability. I argue that such programs allow for the realization of individual migration projects; however, they also generate specific vulnerabilities for female care workers that restrict and disable their capacity for autonomy. Insofar as programs can be modified to avoid these vulnerabilities while still allowing for migration, they need to be changed.
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