Live-in caregivers already in Québec – Change of employer

The feminine form is used for convenience and designates both men and women.

This is the specific procedure for live-in caregivers already in Québec who wish to change employer.

Procedure

1. Read the elements in the employment contract that will bind you and the obligations of the employer. Reread the document Labour standards in Québec and domestics residing with their employer (PDF, 580 Kb) to review the provisions under the law regarding the hiring of live-in caregivers.

2. You must first send certain documents to your new employer so that he or she has everything necessary for the employment offer to be approved. Send the following documents to the employer:
   
   - the Live-in caregiver contract of employment already filled out by your employer and that you have taken the time to read and sign
   - the Application for a Québec Acceptance Certificate for Temporary Work, duly completed and signed by you (or signed by the employer, provided that you have signed the last section of the form entitled Optional authorization to employer)
   - payment of the fees levied to review the Application for a Québec Acceptance Certificate
   - a copy of the last valid work permit
   - a copy of your last notice of assessment or your last tax information slip (T4), if applicable
   - a copy of your previous employer’s letter of release.

3. Once your employer has received a letter of acceptance from Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) and the Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles (MICC), you will receive your new CAQ. You must renew your work permit as soon as possible with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).

   Submit an application to modify the conditions of your stay, to extend your stay or remain in Canada to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville, Alberta.

   Carefully follow the instructions in the CIC guide Application to change conditions, extend my stay or remain in Canada (PDF, 314 Kb).

   Attach to your application the documents listed in the Document Checklist for a Work Permit (PDF, 33 Kb). Do not forget to include a copy of your CAQ for the CIC in your mailing to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville.
   

Fees are levied at this stage.

	USEFUL INFORMATION
	You can receive assistance and advice free of charge from the Association des aides familiales du Québec for the duration of your participation in the program. It is in your interest to contact this association so that you can register and find out about the services available to you. The fees levied will not be reimbursed once your Application for a Québec Acceptance Certificate for Temporary Work has been submitted, except if the HRSDC and the MICC refuse to confirm your offer of temporary employment. Allow a few weeks to obtain your new work permit.

Useful links

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Commission des normes du travail
• Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Association des aides familiales du Québec