Under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), families can hire foreign caregivers. However, the caregivers must:
provide care on a full-time basis (minimum 30 hours per week)
work in the private household where the care is being provided
meet the requirements set Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)/Service Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
These families or private household employers will be able to hire foreign workers, on a live-in or live out basis, for 2 categories of in-home workers, which include:
Caregivers for children
Children under 18 years of age
This category could include positions such as:
child care provider, live-in caregiver, nanny (NOC 44100)
Caregivers for people with high medical needs
Elderly persons, 65 years of age or over
People with disabilities, a chronic or terminal illness
This category could include positions such as:
registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse (NOC 31301)
licensed practical nurse (NOC 32101)
attendant for persons with disabilities, home support worker, live-in caregiver, personal care attendant (NOC 44101)