Different options for employers who want to hire a caregiver

If you’re an employer in Canada and you want to hire a foreign national as a caregiver, you have 2 options:

In some cases, one of the programs will apply to your specific situation (for example, if you live in Quebec). In other cases, you can pick the program that works best for you and your caregiver.

	Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots	Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Foreign national location	For in-home caregivers in Canada or abroad (except Quebec)	For in-home caregivers already in Canada or destined to work in Quebec
Cost for employer	No fees	$1,000 Labour Market Impact Assessment application processing fee Check to see if you’re exempt^{Footnote *}
Employer requirements / Forms to be completed	Offer of Employment (PDF, 2.23 MB)	Get a Labour Market Impact Assessment
Processing times for foreign national to get a temporary work permit	Check processing times	Depends on where you apply from: Check processing times
Foreign national requirements	Has a job offer Demonstrates ability to perform the work Meets Canadian Language Benchmark 5 Has a 1-year Canadian post-secondary credential or foreign equivalent Allowed to enter Canada	Demonstrates ability to perform the work Allowed to enter Canada
Foreign national work permit	Work permit is specific to National Occupational Classification 44100, excluding foster parents, or 44101, but doesn’t specify an employer	Work permit is specific to 1 employer and 1 occupation

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Date modified:: 2022-12-06

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