Immigration: Live-in Caregiver

The Live-in Caregiver category is a type of work permit application for persons who have an offer of employment as a caregiver with a Canadian who is willing to let the caregiver live in his or her home. Persons employed in this capacity will usually be taking care of small children, elderly persons, or disabled persons on behalf of the Canadian employer. To qualify under this category, the caregiver must have completed at least 12 years of education, be able to speak English or French well enough to communicate in an unsupervised setting, and have either completed at least a six-month training program related to care giving, or have at least one year of full-time experience as a caregiver. After working for two years in Canada, a caregiver may apply for permanent residence and may include his or her family members in this application.