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. There are three main requirements you will have to meet to qualify under the Live-in Caregiver Program.

1. Successful completion of the equivalent of a Canadian high school education. 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.
2. Six months of full-time training or 12 months of experience in paid employment in a field or occupation related to the job you are seeking as a live-in caregiver. You may have gained your training or experience in early childhood education, geriatic care, pediatric nursing or first aid, to name just a few areas. You may have completed 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.
3. Ability to speak, read and understand either English or French. You must be able to function independently in a home setting. For example, you must be able to contact emergency services if required and to understand labels on medication. You will be unsupervised for most of the day and may be put in a position of having to communicate with someone outside the home. A good knowledge of English or French will also enable you to read and understand for yourself what your rights and obligations are.

For more information about the Live-in Caregiver Program on how to apply, please fill out our online caregiver application form by clicking here so we can give you all the requirements.