For Employers Only: The Live-in Caregiver Program is the best means of meeting your needs. Is it necessary to you that your employee live in? In Canada, there is no shortage of caregivers who do not live in. It may be possible to fill your position with a Canadian or a permanent resident if it is not strictly necessary that they live in. We will help you locate your employee for you. The HRCC may ask you to show that you have made reasonable efforts to hire a Canadian or a foreign worker already in Canada as a live-in caregiver. You must have sufficient income to pay a live-in caregiver and you must provide acceptable accommodation in your home. Your job offer must contain caregiving duties for a child, or an elderly or disabled person. A job offer for a housecleaner, for example, is not acceptable under the Program. If the Live-in Caregiver Program best meets your needs, remember that there are three main requirements your caregiver will have to satisfy to qualify under the Program: 1. Successful completion of the equivalent of a Canadian high school education. This requirement will help to ensure that participants who apply for permanent residence after two years will be able to succeed in the general labour market. Studies indicate that the majority of new jobs in Canada require at least a high school education. 2. 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, pediatric nursing or first aid, to name just a few areas. In order to meet the requirement for experience, the caregiver must have completed one year of full-time employment, including at least six months of continuous employment with one employer, in that field or occupation. This experience must have been obtained within the three years immediately prior to the day on which the caregiver submits an application for a work permit to a visa officer. 3. Ability to speak, read and understand either English or French. The caregiver must be able to function independently in a home setting. For example, he or she must be able to contact emergency services if required and to understand labels on medication.
Hiring Procedures When we have found an individual you wish to employ, we will contact your local HRCC, who will assess your offer of employment. You will be asked to declare that you can provide the wages, benefits and working conditions required by provincial or territorial labour laws. The HRCC will provide information on acceptable wage standards, taxation, health insurance, workers' compensation and other relevant matters. Remember that the minimum wage in your province or territory may be below the market wage in your community. You should be prepared to pay a wage rate and provide benefits comparable to those provided to other caregivers in your community if you want to keep your employee. Employer Qualification is listed below: (INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT) 1.) Must be a Citizen or Permanent resident of Canada 2.) Must have a full time Job or Regular source of income from business or other sources. 3.) Must be willing to hire foreign worker. 4.) Must have Children or Family member requiring special or extra attention. 5.) Must provide room and board accommodation as well as adequate living conditions. 6.) Rate and Conditions may apply in terms of employee compensation under HRDC guidelines. 7.) Waiting Period may vary from 5 to 6 months prior to employment subject to change. (LOCAL PLACEMENT) 1.) No Citizenship requirement 2.) Option to provide room and board subject to employer preference. 3.) Optional Stay-in or Stay-out condition 4.) Placement fee applies (Minimum:$ 1,000 Dollars) Local source. 5.) Availability of the applicant minimum 1 week. 6.) Rate and Conditions may apply in terms of employee compensation under HRDC guidelines. (FOREIGN SPONSORSHIP WITHIN CANADA) 1. No Citizenship requirement 2. Must provide room and board accommodation as well as adequate living conditions 3. Placement fee applies (Minimum:$ 500 Dollars) Foreign worker in Canadian source. 4. Availability of the applicant minimum 1 week. 5. Rate and Conditions may apply in terms of employee compensation under HRDC guidelines.
Contracts It is now a legal requirement for you and your potential employee to have a signed contract. The application you complete at the HRCC to employ a live-in caregiver is not a contract, except in British Columbia. Under the British Columbia Live-in Caregiver Pilot project, the application form is an employment contract. The caregiver's responsibilities should be set out in the contract to ensure that he or she is aware of the terms and conditions employment that you are offering. The sample contract provided on this site will give you an idea of the kinds of matters you might wish to include in your contract. You should be aware that the terms of the contract are superseded by the province's labour laws in cases where contract terms fall short of provincial labour laws. We will provide you with all the necessary paperwork and contracts before going through the final procedure of the hiring program. All contracts will be provided by CDJ International Services Ltd and all legal fees and restriction may apply in accordance with HRDC Guidelines.