INTEGRITY IMMIGRATION

Under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), families can hire foreign caregivers. However, the caregivers must:

• provide care on a full-time basis (minimum 30 hours per week);

• work in the private household where the care is being provided; and

• meet the requirements set by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)/Service Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).

 

These families or private household employers will be able to hire foreign workers, on a live-in or live out basis, for 2 categories of in-home workers, which include:

 

1. Caregivers for children

   This category could include positions such as:

   • Children under 18 years of age

   • Home child care providers, often called nannies – lower-skilled
      

2. Caregivers for people with high medical needs

   • elderly persons, 65 years of age or over; or

   • people with disabilities, a chronic or terminal illness

     This category could include positions such as:

     • Registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse – higher-skilled
       (NOC code 3152 – Registered Nurse)

     • Licensed practical nurse – higher-skilled
       (NOC code 3233 – Licensed Practical Nurses)

     • Nurse aide or patient service associate – lower-skilled 
       (NOC code 3413 – Nurse Aides, Orderlies and Patient Service Associates)

     • Home support worker – lower-skilled 

 

For more information and assistance in this program, please contact us