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Foreign Worker Programs - Live-in Caregivers - Caregiver's Role

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This Section Will Answer The Following Questions

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  Caregiver Responsibilities
 

How does a caregiver access the Program

All potential applicants for the live-in caregiver program must apply to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) at a Canadian visa post outside of Canada.

This applies to applicants who are living:

  • Outside Canada
  • In Canada temporarily with Immigration status as a visitor, student, or as another category of foreign worker.

CIC may not process new applicants to the live-in caregiver program from within Canada.

Information regarding the criteria against which a caregiver will be assessed is contained in the section entitled Role of CIC.

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What steps must a caregiver take to apply

The following table outlines the steps that a potential applicant must take in order to apply for a work permit from CIC under the live-in caregiver program.

Step Action By Caregiver
1 The caregiver must obtain an Application for a work permit Government of Canada site from the Canadian visa post in their jurisdiction.
2 The caregiver must complete the Application for work permit and submit it to the Canadian visa post.
3 The caregiver must include the cost recovery fee.
4 The caregiver must include any additional documents requested by the visa post.

 
What does it cost to apply

A processing fee is payable when the application for work permit is submitted. Currently, the feel is $150 Canadian.

Methods and currencies of payment vary from country to country and are in large part dependent on local banking practices in the host countries.

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How will CIC process the application

The following table outlines the steps in the process that will be followed by CIC when processing the caregiver's application for a work permit.

Step Action
1 An Immigration Officer at a visa post will determine if the caregiver meets the criteria for the live-in caregiver program by assessing the caregiver against the program criteria.
2 CIC will issue instructions for a medical assessment to the caregiver if it is determined that they meet the program criteria.
3 CIC will assess the caregiver against all other Immigration requirements after the Immigration medical assessment is passed. These requirements include provisions relating to:
  • Identity
  • Public safety
  • National security
4 The caregiver, in most cases, will be required to attend a personal interview at some point during the assessment process.

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When will the work permit be issued

The following table outlines the steps that will be followed after CIC has approved the issuance of a work permit to a caregiver.

Step Action
1 An Immigration Officer will provide the caregiver with a Letter of Approval to present to an Immigration Officer at a Port of Entry in Canada once all of the assessment criteria are met.
2 An Immigration Officer will issue a Visitor Visa to the caregiver if the caregiver is a citizen of a country whose citizens require visas Government of Canada site for Canada. The visa will be affixed into the caregiver's passport.
3 The caregiver will have to present the following to an Immigration Officer at a Port of Entry upon arriving in Canada:
  • A valid passport
  • The Letter of Approval provided by the visa post
4 An Immigration Officer at the Port of Entry will issue a work permit to the caregiver.