Foreign Worker Programs: Live-in Caregiver Program Overview
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What Is The Live-in Caregiver Program The live-in caregiver program facilitates the entry to Canada of foreign caregivers. What Is Meant Meant By A Caregiver A live-in caregiver is a person who is qualified to provide continuous, full-time, unsupervised care in a single private household for:
The program does not allow for a single caregiver to be shared between 2 or more households.
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The live-in caregiver program exists because:
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Why Is There A Live-in Requirement There is a requirement for the caregiver to live in the employer's home because there is a shortage of Canadians willing to provide live-in care work.
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What steps must be taken to bring a caregiver to Canada The following table outlines the two general steps that must be taken in order to have a live-in caregiver come to Canada.
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How does this program differ from the FDM Program The live-in caregiver program replaced the Foreign Domestic Movement (FDM) program in 1992. The live-in caregiver program differs from the FDM program in that it does not allow for the recruitment of foreign:
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