The Live-in Caregiver Program provides professional caregivers for employment in Canada. Caregivers are individuals who are qualified to care independently for children, the elderly or people who have disabilities. This requirement will help to ensure that participants who apply for permanent residence after two years will be able to succeed in the general labor market.
Studies indicate that the majority of new jobs in Canada require at least a high school education.
You may have gained your training or experience in early childhood education, geriatric care, pediatric nursing or first aid, to name just a few areas. You may have completed your training as part of your formal education. In order to meet the criteria for experience, you must have completed one year of full-time paid employment, including at least six months of continuous employment with one employer, in that field or occupation. This experience must have been obtained within the three years immediately prior to the day on which you submit an application for an employment authorization to a visa officer. Ability to speak, read and understand either English or French.