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Temporary Foreign Worker Program

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Live-in caregivers can help families care for children, seniors or persons with disabilities

You will be considered to have conducted the minimum recruitment efforts required if you:

A secondary source of advertisement (e.g., newspaper, recognized Internet site, in the community) is encouraged but not required.

When advertising on the national Job Bank, you can provide as “Contact Information” your telephone, cell phone or fax number, or an e-mail or P.O. Box address. The “Contact Information” can also be that of the third-party representative.

When you apply for a live-in caregiver you must always include:

The advertisement must include:

  • Title: Live-in caregiver (include for a senior, child or person with disabilities)
  • Terms of employment: Full-time and live-in
  • Salary: Wage being offered
  • Location: Community/neighbourhood location or major intersection
  • Skills requirements:
    • Education: Secondary school or equivalent
    • Experience: One year or more of full-time experience during the past three years
  • Work setting: Private home
  • Work location information: Reside in a private household for the duration of the employment; private accommodations provided; amount of room and board charged (if applicable)
  • Employer's name: First name only (not necessarily the full name); it cannot be the name of an agency or third-party representative.
  • Contact information: Telephone or cell phone number, e-mail address or PO Box number of the employer. The “Contact Information” can also be that of a third-party representative

HRSDC/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, HRSDC/Service Canada deems that additional efforts would yield qualified Canadian citizens or permanent residents who are available to work.

Employer Authentication

In order to strengthen the integrity of the Live-in Caregiver Program, you are required, when applying for a LMO, to:

  • Provide your Canada Revenue Agency Business Number;
  • Submit an attestation that is included in the LMO application signed by a guarantor testifying to your identify;
  • When applicable, indicate that you are applying to replace a caregiver who was unable to come to Canada (even though you received a positive LMO); failure to do so will result in a refusal.

Third-party Representative

A third-party representative acting on your behalf can advertise for a live-in caregiver on the national Job Bank (or the equivalent in Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan, Quebec, or the Northwest Territories) and on any secondary source (e.g., newspapers, recognized Internet sites, in the community). In all cases, the third-party representative :

  • Must be prepared to provide, if requested by HRSDC/Service Canada, your Canada Revenue Agency Business Number;
  • Can include his “Contact Information” on the advertisement;
  • Can only post one advertisement per live-in caregiver position (a single ad for multiple positions is not permitted);
  • Who advertised for more than one position for the same employer or multiple employers, must mention it in the LMO application.

HRSDC/Service Canada sends a confirmation letter to the employer. The third-party representative receives a letter notifying him that the confirmation letter was issued.

Live-in caregiver Program

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Date Modified:
2011-04-20