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Regional Wages, Working Conditions and Advertisement Requirements for the Live-In Caregiver Program (LCP)
Region |
Prevailing Wage |
Maximum Hours |
Room & Board |
Advertising Requirements |
Vacation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AB |
$9.62 per hour |
44 hours per week |
$77.54 per week $336 per month |
2 weeks or 4% |
|
BC |
$8.00 per hour |
40 hours week |
$75 per week |
2 weeks or 4% |
|
MB |
$9.30 per hour
|
8 hours per day or 40 hours per week Hours worked beyond standard hours are considered overtime and compensated at 150% of the regular wage rate |
Maximum combined deductions: $50 per week or $200 per month Meals not taken cannot be deducted Deductions cannot lower minimum wage by more than $1.00 for each meal and $7.00 per week for room |
2 weeks or 4% |
|
NB |
$8.00 per hour $8.25 per hour as of September 1st, 2009 |
44 hours per week |
Allowed but wages cannot be below provincial minimum wages |
n/a |
|
NL |
$8.50 per hour $9.00 per hour as of July 1st, 2009 |
40 hours per week |
“Reasonable” rental charges for room |
2 weeks or 4% |
|
NS |
$8.60 per hour |
No provisions Overtime to be paid after 48 hours of work |
$65 per week |
see minimum advertisement requirements
|
2 week or 4% |
ON |
$10.00 per hour |
48 hours per week |
$369.42 per month |
2 weeks or 4% |
|
PEI |
$8.20 per hour $8.40 per hour as of October 1st, 2009 |
48 hours per week |
$45 per week Meals not taken cannot be deducted |
2 weeks or 4% |
|
QC |
$9.00 per hour |
40 hours per week |
no deduction allowed for room and board |
2 weeks or 4% |
|
SK |
$10.00 per hour |
40 hours per week |
$250 per month |
3 weeks or 3/52 (appro-ximately 6%) |
|
NT |
$10.16 per hour
|
44 hours per week |
$420 per month
|
n/a |
|
NU |
$10.16 per hour |
44 hours per week |
$420 per month
|
n/a |
|
YT |
$8.89 per hour |
44 hours per week |
$152 per month |
2 weeks or 4% |
