WHO ARE CAREGIVERS!!!
Caregivers are individuals who are qualified to care dependently for children, the elderly or people who have disabilities.
There is a shortage of Canadians who are available to work as live-in Caregivers. In order to keep up with such a demand a live-in Caregiver Program was developed to bring qualified foreign people who are available to work on a live-in basis.
If you have a background in education, medicine and health care, then you should qualify to fill our shortage.
The host family, which is your employer, will pay you no less than the minimum wage set by the province in which you are working.
Minimum wage in the Canadian Provinces:
Province Salary / hour
Alberta $5.40
British Columbia $8.00
Manitoba $5.40
Nova Scotia $5.50
Ontario $7.50
Quebec $7.30
In most of the provinces, overtime is paid 1½ and you will have 8 public holidays (New Years' Day, Labor Day, Good Friday, Thanksgiving Day, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day).
Both you and your employer need to understand clearly the terms and conditions of your employment. The relationship between employer and live-in employee is much like any professional relationship. It is worthwhile to set out clearly what each person expects of the other to avoid any misunderstandings about the terms of the working relationship. The objective of setting out the relationship in a contract is to get the fairest working arrangement possible for both you and your employer.
Elegibility Requirements Our program eligibility requirements for a foreign Caregiver are imposed by the Canadian Government and our agency as well.
Governmental requirements:
You must have completed a high school education that is equivalent to a grade 12 education in Canada You must be able to speak, read and understand English or French. You must be able to function independently in a home setting.
For example, you must be able to contact emergency services if required and to understand labels on medication. You will be unsupervised for most of the day and may be put in a position of having to communicate with someone outside the home. A good knowledge of English or French will also enable you to read and understand for yourself what your rights and obligations are.
Within the last 3 years, you must have completed 6 months of full-time training in a field related to the job you want in Canada; or, you must have completed 12 months of full-time paid employment (this must include at least 6 months of continuous employment) in a field related to the work you want to do in Canada. This training or employment could be in a field such as childcare, early childhood education, geriatric care, special education, pediatric nursing, first aid, any health profession, to name just a few areas. You must have a clean criminal record
CILCS Requirements:
1- You must provide us with two not family related references
2- You must pass an interview to determine if you meet the program requirements
3- You must be willing to follow the rules of your host family's home, treat them, their children and possessions with care and respect
4- You must be willing to commit to stay for a full year 5- You must be a non-smoker or be prepared to sign a non-smoking declaration You must be willing to provide minimum 24 hours of childcare, related responsibilities and light housework per week
The first step is to contact us by e-mail or fax. As a result, we will provide you information on our partner agencies and on the specific requirements for your country. If we don't have a partner agency in your country we will work directly with you.
After the first step, you will receive an information package on what you need to qualify for our Live-in Caregiver Program, to accept an offer of employment from a Canadian family, to come to Canada as a Caregiver, and to extend your stay so you may continue working in Canada.
If you decide that the program is for you, you will have to schedule an appointment for an interview with one of our local representatives. At the interview you will have to bring the application form that needs to be neatly filled out and signed by you, a "Dear Host Family" letter both neatly hand written in English, two pages long and typed, three not family related references, a photo collage with children you cared for and that includes you, documentation of school completion, criminal check report or authorization for criminal check.
Once you are accepted on the program you will correspond with the families that we find for you until a perfect mach is found. After that we will guide you through the entire process until your arrival in Canada.
For further infomation, please fill up the assessment form. | 
