Human Resources and Skills Development (HRSDC) is a department of the Government of Canada. HRSDC's mission to build a stronger and more competitive Canada, to support Canadians in making choices that help them live productive and rewarding lives, and to improve Canadians' quality of life.

HRSDC develops policies that make Canada a society in which all can use their talents, skills and resources to participate in learning, work and their community. They create programs and support initiatives that help Canadians move through life's transitions - from families with children to seniors, from school to work, from one job to another, from unemployment to employment, and from the workforce to retirement.

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Employers who wish to hire live-in caregivers must apply to HRSDC for authorization. The Labour Market Opinion assesses what impact hiring a foreign worker would have on Canada's labour market.

A foreign live-in caregiver who wants to work in Canada must have received a job offer from a Canadian employer and apply to Citizenship & Immigration Canada for a work permit. The caregiver's application must include proof that the employer received a positive labour market opinion from HRSDC.

In assessing Labour Market Opinion applications HRSDC carefully considers several factors to determine the employers' eligibility for authorization. Employers must demonstrate that failed efforts at recruiting local nannies and caregivers before submitting an application for authorization.

Employers must agree to the following conditions;
The live-in caregiver must:

• work for you in a private home
• live with you, the employer, or in the household where care is to be provided
• have a private, furnished room within your home
• be employed on a full-time basis
• meet the requirements set by Citizenship & Immigration Canada for the live-in caregiver program.

If you, the employer agree to all the conditions mentioned above, you can apply to HRSDC for a labour market opinion. While authorized to work for a specific employer, a live-in caregiver cannot:

• work for more than one employer at a time or for any employer or under any conditions other than that authorized on their work permit; and
• work for a health agency or labour contractor, or in day care or foster care.

For more information or assistance in meeting employer requirements and submitting an application for a Labour Market Opinion, please call Aptus Immigration at 1-888-896-2669 ext. 3.