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WHO WE ARE
Canada Atlantic Live In Care is a consulting and in home placement agency specializing in providing quality home care support for Canadian families. Our caregivers are foreign trained professionals who are interested in relocating temporary or permanently to Canada. Our goal is to help and locate professionally qualified and experienced caregivers to work with Canadian families.
OUR OFFERING
We offer a free detailed online database of potential caregivers profiles, Child Care, Senior Care And Disabled, for viewing at your convenience. Our caregivers are individuals who are qualified to work without supervision in a private household providing care for babies, toddlers, older children, elderly persons or people who have disabilities. All of our caregivers are screened and have background checks before entering Canada for your added safety and peace of mind. We do not charge any fees to prospective employers. Please fill in the application form if you would like to hire one of our caregivers or would like some help with choosing one.
ADVANTAGES OF HAVING A SENIOR CAREGIVER OR NANNY
There are many advantages to having a Live-in Caregiver or Nanny, such as:
- More flexible scheduling!
- No waiting for a late caregiver to arrive (think about winter, traffic and transit schedules)!
- Less cost per hour than a live-out ($8-$9 per hour vs. $10-$14 and more per hour)!
- Less transfer of sickness (colds, flu's, etc.)!
- Income tax credits/deductions!
- Can deduct room and board!
- Improved trust and family bonds in the home!
- More controlled and safe environment for children and seniors!
- Built-in sitter (many live-in's can make themselves available)!
- And (in most cases) all this for less than the cost of full-time day care for two or more children!
HIRING PROCESS
After viewing our caregivers' profile and having found the right candidate for your family, please contact us for more information and to arrange for a telephone interview. When a caregiver is found to your satisfaction, the hiring process can start. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada generally expects employers to conduct advertising efforts to find qualified Canadians before applying to hire foreign live-in caregivers, however as requirements vary for this from province to province, please contact us for information.  After advertising you can then obtain a job offer application for a foreign live in caregiver from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. After filling out the job offer application it has to be send, along with advertising documents, to be processed by HRSDC. After approval, you will receive a conformation letter. Please send a copy of the confirmation letter and a copy of your Employee - Employer contract (which we will send to you) to the foreign live-in caregiver. The caregiver candidate will then apply for a work visa from the Canadian Consolute in their home country. The work visa entitles the caregiver to enter and work in Canada. This process could take several weeks, or less, depending on the country of origin. Please Note: We will give assistance and guidance through this process and beyond.
EMPLOYER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO A LIVE-IN CAREGIVER
You must provide acceptable working conditions, reasonable duties and fair market wages. You must also provide accommodation that ensures privacy, such as a private room with a lock on the door. Your caregiver pays rent for a room in your home and is entitled to privacy. You should not enter the caregiver's room without permission. You should provide your employee with a key to the house to ensure freedom of access. Your house is your employee's home as well as his or her place of work. You should respect the caregiver's cultural or religious practices and discuss his or her needs. A live-in caregiver is protected by employment standards legislation in most provinces and territories. Live-in employees are entitled to days off each week, statutory holidays, extra pay for overtime work and a salary that is consistent with the provincial wage rate of the employment.
OUR POLICY
While providing the best possible match between our caregivers and employers, it is our policy to protect our caregivers against abuse. This is a trusted service and while being concerned about the rights of the employer is important to us, we are also concerned about the rights of our caregivers.
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