An Edmonton mother facing deportation to the Philippines has been granted permanent resident status, bringing an end to her eight-year battle to remain in Canada.
Evangeline Cayanan, pictured with her daughter McKenna, lived undocumented for years and faced the threat of deportation.
Cayanan, who first came to Canada in 2010 as a temporary foreign worker, spent a brief time in Ontario before moving to Edmonton in 2011. The temporary foreign worker permits are tied to a specific employer meaning workers can only legally work for the employer named and that permit cannot be switched once in Canada.
While facing deportation, she also filed a pre-removal risk assessment, arguing it would be unsafe and that she and her daughter could face persecution in the Philippines.
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