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Live-in Caregiver Program (continued)

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Website links for employers who want to hire a live-in caregiver

  • Wages and working conditions
    Listing of wages and working conditions that must be provided to the foreign worker.
  • National minimum advertisement requirements
    Listing of the minimum advertisement efforts required. Service Canada reserve the right to require alternative or additional advertising efforts (i.e., increased duration (length of time) or broader advertisement (whether local, regional, or national)) if additional efforts would yield qualified Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are available to work.
  • Application forms for a Labour Market Opinion to hire a live-in caregiver
    A Labour Market Opinion from Service Canada assesses what impact hiring the foreign worker would have on Canadian jobs. It is one of Citizenship and Immigration Canada's requirements when assessing a work permit application:
    - HTML version 
    - On-line application
    - Paper application (PDF 255KB) to be mailed or faxed to: 
      Service Canada
      Foreign Worker Program
      P.O.Box 6500
      Toronto LCD
      Downsview A
      Toronto ON
      M3M 3K4
      Fax: 416-954-3107 or toll free 1 866 720-6094

  • Recruitment Report  - (PDF 31 KB)
    You must provide details of recruitment activities for Canadians, permanent residents and in-land foreign caregivers, and describe the sources of advertisement to hire a live-in Caregiver.
  • Attestation of Identity Authentication - (PDF 69 KB)
    You must provide an Attestation of  Identity Authentication signed by a guarantor testifying to the identity of the employer.
  • Check List - (PDF 106 KB)
    The following documents must be included when you apply for a Labour Market Opinion to hire a live-in caregiver.
  • Sample employment contract
    You must prepare and sign an employment contract (PDF 88KB). The signed contract must be sent to the foreign worker with a copy of the HRSDC/Service Canada confirmation letter. The worker must then apply to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for a work permit and include the HRSDC/Service Canada letter and employment contract that he/she must also sign.
  • Quebec Acceptance Certificate (Certificat d'acceptation du Québec)
    In addition to applying for a Labour Market Opinion, you must apply for a certificat from the Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles if you want to hire a worker in Québec.
  • Registration with the BC Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services
    In addition to applying for a Labour Market Opinion, if you want to hire foreign live-in caregivers to work in British Columbia, you must register with the provincial government.
  • Registration with the Manitoba Employment Standars Division

    If you want to hire a temporary foreign worker in Manitoba, you must first register with the Government of Manitoba’s Employment Standards Division. In addition, anyone engaged in foreign worker recruitment is also required to have a licence by April 1, 2009. For further information, consult the following Questions and Answers.

  • Labour/Employment Standards
    You must adhere to labour and employment standards governed by your provincial government.

Web site link for foreign live-in caregivers who want to work in Canada

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Date Modified: 2009-10-19

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