Alberta legal counsel for live in caregiver (1)

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Immigration
Live-in Caregiver

• RUSS WENINGER
• Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public

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Immigration Live-in Caregiver
Live-in caregivers are individuals who are
qualified to provide care for children, elderly
persons or persons with disabilities in private
homes without supervision. Live-in caregivers
must live in the private home where they work in
Canada.
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Immigration Live-in Caregiver
The Live-in Caregiver category is a type of
work permit application for persons who have an
offer of employment as a caregiver with a
Canadian who is willing to let the caregiver live
in his or her home.
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Immigration Live-in Caregiver
Persons employed in this capacity will
usually be taking care of small children, elderly
persons, or disabled persons on behalf of the
Canadian employer.
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Immigration Live-in Caregiver
To qualify under this category, the caregiver
must have completed at least 12 years of
education, be able to speak English or French
well enough to communicate in an unsupervised
setting, and have either completed at least a
six-month training program related to care
giving, or have at least one year of full-time
experience as a caregiver.
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Immigration Live-in Caregiver
After working for two years in Canada, a
caregiver may apply for permanent residence and
may include his or her family members in this
application.