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Steps to Hiring a Live-in Caregiver

Do you wish to have someone help you with the basic necessities of someone you care about? For instance, do you need constant assistance for eldercare, individuals with special needs or childcare? If this is the case, then you should hire a live-in caregiver. Live-in caregivers will help and assist you with these specific circumstances. There are certain steps that you must take in order to ultimately hire a live-in caregiver. In this article, I will explain and outline the steps needed from the employer to hire a live-in caregiver as well as the steps that the live-in caregiver needs to take.

How to Find a Live-in Caregiver

As an employer looking to find a live-in caregiver, there are standard requirements that need to be met. Through the live-in caregiver program, the employee must have a valid work permit to proceed with being hired. Therefore, the employer must ensure that this is done before offering employment. The employer must also ensure that they have attempted to hire employees through advertisements, personal or business contacts, and/or hiring agencies. After this is done, then they may be able to go through the application process of the live-in caregiver program in order to hire them.

What is the live in caregiver work permit?

Are you looking to temporarily immigrate to Canada to take care of children or take of someone who has high medical needs as a live in caregiver? If the answer to this is yes, then look no further than the live in caregiver work permit. The live in caregiver work permit allows you to take care of the person you are applying to care give for. There are two classes under the live in caregiver work permit that you can apply for and they are:

1. Caring for children
2. Caring for people with high medical needs

Live in Caregiver Requirements

There are certain requirements that must be met by you and the employer to receive the live-in caregiver work permit. These requirements are: