Your local HRC could help you locate such an employee. The HRC may ask you to show that you have made reasonable efforts to hire a Canadian or a foreign worker already in Canada as a live-in caregiver. Your job offer must contain caregiving duties for a child, or an elderly or disabled person. A job offer for a housecleaner, for example, is not acceptable under the Program. This requirement will help to ensure that participants who apply for permanent residence after two years will be able to succeed in the general labour market.
Studies indicate that the majority of new jobs in Canada require at least a high school education.
Six months of full-time training or 12 months of experience in a field or occupation related to the job you are offering. For example, the training or experience may be in early childhood education, geriatric care, pediatric nursing or first aid, to name just a few areas. In order to meet the requirement for experience, the caregiver must have completed one year of full-time 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 the caregiver submits an application for an employment authorization to a visa officer. Ability to speak, read and understand either English or French.