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In Home Caregiver

In Home Caregiver

In Home Caregiver

Families can hire a foreign caregiver to provide care, in a private residence, to children under 18 years of age, seniors or persons with certified medical needs of 65 years of age or over, when Canadians and permanent residents are not available. There are 2 categories under this program. Employer(s) are required to pay $1,000 CAD processing fee for each position requested.

Caregivers for children

Families or individuals can apply under this category to take care of their children under 18 years of age. This category includes positions of Nanny (NOC 4411).

10 +

Years Of Experience

10000 +

Successful Applications

Caregivers for people with high medical needs

Families or individuals can apply under this category to take care of their elderly family members (parents) who are 65 years of age or over or with disabilities, a chronic or terminal illness. This category includes following positions:

  • Registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse (NOC 3012)
  • Licensed practical nurse (NOC 3233)
  • Attendant for persons with disabilities, home support worker, live-in caregiver, personal care attendant (NOC 4412)

Important points

  • The Live in Caregiver (worker) can also live outside the home of his/her employer.
  • Families or individuals seeking to hire a foreign caregiver to provide home care for individuals requiring assistance with medical needs are exempt from paying the Labour Market Impact Assessment application processing fee.
  • Families or individuals with a gross annual income of $150,000 or less, seeking to hire a foreign caregiver to provide childcare in their home to a child under 13 years of age, also qualify for the processing fee exemption.
  • Families or individuals can only hire a Caregiver (based on LMIA based work permit) from within Canada.

How Can X can help?

  • The LMIA rules, regulations and requirements are subject to frequent changes. These changes deal with different categories of jobs, duration, exemptions etc. Continuous research, attention to detail and painstaking hard work is required to obtain a positive LMIA. We help in assessment of our client’s profile and advice them on their eligibility to get an LMIA.
  • We also assist our clients/employers with the advertisement posting.
  • We help Canadian employers for applying Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) application and legally representing them before ESDC during the procedure.

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