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Hiring an Overseas Caregiver on the Foreign Live in Caregiver program | |
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 | The job offer must contain care giving duties for a child, an elderly or disabled person in a private household. |
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| The offered wage must be comparable to Canadian live-in caregivers based on the labour market information from Statistics Canada, Service Canada, provincial ministries, and other reliable sources. See "Salaries and Deductions." |
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| The Employer must provide working conditions that are consistent with federal and/or provincial standards. |
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| Sufficient advertising efforts must have been conducted to find qualified Canadians or foreign workers already in Canada before applying to hire foreign live-in caregivers. |
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| The employment must be full-time and the Employer is not allowed to share the Caregiver's services with another Employer. |
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| The employer must have sufficient income to pay a live-in Caregiver and he/she must provide acceptable accommodation in his/her home. |
Validation of Offer of Employment
When Service Canada has validated your offer of employment, you will be provided with a letter of confirmation. Your offer will be sent to the appropriate visa office abroad. (see links page to contact information) If your potential employee is considered to be eligible for the Live-in Caregiver Program and meets all other requirements, an Employment Authorization will be issued.
This may take several months, so plan ahead. Even if Service Canada approves your offer of employment, your Caregiver cannot work in Canada until he or she receives the employment authorization naming you as the Employer. SNI will maintain contact with your prospective Caregiver to determine when she will be able to begin working for you.
Live-in Caregiver
A live-in Caregiver is a person who is qualified to provide continuous, full-time, unsupervised care in a single private household for: Children, the elderly or persons with a disability
Caregiver's Requirements
Foreign live-in Caregivers must meet certain Citizenship and Immigration Canada criteria before being admitted to Canada. These criteria reflect the education, language and skill level necessary for the foreign worker's successful integration into the Canadian labour market:
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| Successful completion of the equivalent of a Canadian high school education. |
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| Six months of full-time training or 12 months of experience in a field or occupation related to the job you are offering. For example, the training or experience may be in early childhood education, geriatric care, paediatric nursing, the live in caregiver training or first aid. |
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| Ability to speak, read and understand either English or French. The Caregiver must be able to function independently in a home setting. |
Employment Authorization
Once the Employer's 'Offer of Employment' has been validated by Service Canada and sent to the visa office in the Caregiver's current country, you will receive a copy of it in the mail.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is responsible for determining whether a foreign Caregiver is eligible to come to Canada under the Live-in Caregiver Program. A fee of $150 Dollars will have to be paid by the Caregiver for the processing of her application when it's submitted.
Successful Applicants receive an Employment Authorization, allowing them to work in Canada as live-in Caregivers. After two years of employment, which must be completed within three years of the Caregiver's arrival in Canada, program participants can apply in Canada to become permanent residents. They may be granted permanent resident status provided they meet certain requirements.
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