Another major aspect of the live-in caregiver application is the employment contract between you and your prospective employer. This contract will be assessed for its merits and validity and must meet all requirements and satisfy an officer making a decision on your matter. [...]

Live-in caregivers are quickly becoming a very in-demand position as the Canadian population continues to age without a large enough labour market to meet their care needs. Live-in caregivers are professionals who are intended to reside with a Canadian employer and are able to care [...]

To be eligible to apply for permanent residence under the Live-in Caregiver Program, you must have applied for the program from outside Canada. Also, an immigration officer must have decided that you met the criteria of the Live-in Caregiver Program before you entered Canada and [...]

The Philippines is in the Top 5 Countries of the world whose citizens apply to move to Canada through this program. The program is offered publically through Citizenship and Immigration Canada or privately through recruiters. The Canadian family actually must register as a business and [...]

"Recruiters" are people, companies or agencies that want to attract live-in caregivers. They usually act for employers who want to hire workers for existing jobs. Some recruiters seek live-in caregivers before employers ask for them. Recruiters may also hire third parties to provide recruitment services. [...]

To take advantage of the Canadian Live-in Caregiver Program, you must have the following:  The equivalent of a Canadian high school education. This requirement is intended to increase the likelihood that participants, who later become permanent residents, will be able to find employment. successfully completed [...]

In Canada, there is a shortage of Live-in Caregivers. To address this problem, the federal government has introduced a program to enable private households to hire caregivers from abroad. This program is called the 'Live-in Caregiver Program', and it allows suitably qualified people from other [...]

As a live-in caregiver, you have legal rights to fair working conditions and fair treatment under labour laws in most provinces and territories. Nothing in your contract or working conditions can change this. You also have the right to leave an unsatisfactory employer. Regulation 185 [...]

You must first try to hire a Canadian citizen or permanent resident for the available job. When you apply to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada for approval; to hire a foreign national, you will be asked to show what efforts you made in this [...]