IN ORDER TO EMPLOY A HOME SUPPORT WORKER OR HOME CHILD CARE PROVIDER

There are two licences that permit you to employ a foreign carer in your home:

Foster parents are not included in the pilot programme for home child care providers under National Occupational Classification 4411.
Housekeepers are not included in the Home Support Worker trial programme under National Occupational Classification 4412.
Home carers have the chance to apply for permanent residency after two years of qualifying work experience in Canada under the Home Support Worker and Home Child-Care Provider Pilot Programme. Additionally, it enables their relatives to visit Canada and work or study as they gain experience in the workplace.

HIRING AN OVERSEAS CAREGIVER

Employers outside of Quebec must use these two pilot programmes if they want to hire a foreign in-home carer.

A candidate’s work permit application won’t be approved if they submit a Labour Market Impact Assessment form under the Temporary Foreign Worker Programme in order to hire a carer who lives outside of Canada.

EMPLOYING A CAREGIVER IN CANADA

The following programmes can help you recruit a foreign carer who is already living in Canada:

Programme for Live-In Carers
The Temporary Foreign Worker Programme is being tested by home childcare providers and home support personnel.
Compare the Pilot Programme and the Temporary Foreign Worker Programme if you’re unsure which one you should utilize to hire people.

HOW TO USE PILOT PROGRAMMES TO HIRE AN IN-HOME CAREGIVER.QUEBEC CAREGIVER EMPLOYMENT

The caregivers who will work in Quebec are not eligible for the pilot programmes for home childcare providers or home support workers. The applicant should submit an application for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and hire a foreign in-home carer under the Temporary Foreign Worker Programme in order to do so in Quebec.

IDENTIFY A CARER
Finding a qualified individual, either abroad or in Canada, and making them an employment offer is how an employer might engage an in-home carer. The at-home carer will then send one of the pilots their application.

In-home or out-of-home caregiving arrangements can be made by the employer and carer together.

THE CANDIDATE NEEDS TO BE ELIGIBLE

The foreign national (carer) must demonstrate that they meet the eligibility standards and admissibility requirements of the pilots in order to obtain a work visa.

This frequently contains the:

A Canadian post-secondary diploma or certificate of at least one year’s duration,

employment experience in a NOC-classified occupation

the results of a language proficiency test demonstrating their ability to communicate in English or French, or a report from the Educational Credential Assessment that details how their education stacks up for one of those credentials.

MAKE AN OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT
Once a candidate has been identified that the employer wants to hire as an in-home carer, the employer must utilize an employment form to make the offer.
The employer must provide the candidate with a copy of the employment form after filling it out. Properly signed by the employer.

AFTER A CAREGIVER WAS HIRED BY THE EMPLOYER

The candidate may submit an application for permanent residency through the Home Support Worker or Home Child-Caregiver pilot programmes once they have received a work offer. Along with the application for permanent residency, the employee must simultaneously submit one for a work permit. If a worker satisfies the requirements for permanent residence, they will be issued a work permit.

The three-year expiration date of the employment permit. The worker may need to wait 12 months to receive their work permit.