OVERSEAS APPLICANTS

A: Government Criteria for the program

    Criteria for the Live-In Caregiver (LCP) Program are legislated by the federal government. Applicants are assessed by the Immigration department of the Canadian foreign mission overseas which will be processing their paperwork.

B. Heath Insurance

    Health Insurance is provincially legislated- In Ontario coverage begins three months after arrival, at no cost those on valid LCP work permits. You are responsible to obtain your own Health insurance coverage for the first three months;

C: Facts/Conditions

D: After Validation is received:

    Work Visa - Your Canadian employer will complete the required forms to obtain validation / approval of their offer of employment to you. The caregiver is responsible to download their own application kit from the CIC (Canadian Immigration web-site at: www.cic.gc.ca/english/applications/visitor.html.

    You will require the following documentation : passport photos , education certificates / diploma / degree / transcripts , training certificate(s) if applicable , a detailed C.V. , references , employment agreement & Employer / Employee Contract signed by both employer & employee , the current Canadian Visa fee (presently CDN $150.00) , and national police clearance(s) ( fingerprinting is usually required) for every country you have lived in for 6 months or longer in the past 10 years . Once you receive a copy of the Employer's HRSDC validation or approval letter , and have all other required items , you submit your complete application to the Canadian Embassy / Consulate / High Commission for processing.

    A full medical examination by a doctor approved by the Canadian Government will be required and will be at your own expense. Once Immigration validates that you meet the education AND the training OR experience criteria for the program, you will be given a list of doctors in your area who have been approved to do the medical , and all necessary requisitions. It is your responsibility to book your medical, blood work & X-rays as soon as possible. You will receive approval for an LCP Work Permit, and permission to travel to Canada, within 2 to 4 weeks after all tests are completed.

    Your LCP Work Visa is usually issued by the Immigration officer at your port of entry into Canada, as of March 2007 can be issued for up to 3 years 3 months from the date of entry to Canada. However, a one year work visas can be renewed for a second and third year. After completion of twenty four months of legal employment on an LCP work visa , you may apply for Landed Status/Permanent Residency. Processing of your LCP Work Visa usually takes two to four months after you submit your application , depending on which Embassy / Consulate is processing it . The main exception is Manila, Philippines where it usually takes 18 to 24 months to process an LCP work visa.

How to Proceed:

    Send us your name and address , and we will mail you our application / information package.

E-mail us at .

    Your prospective employer knows you by your application. Be neat and thorough. Introduce yourself to them in a letter addressed "Dear Family". Tell them about yourself and your family, your experience with child care / elder care / housekeeping, why you want to come to Canada, and something of your personal interests and creative abilities that would prove worthwhile to your work. Essentially, you want them to understand what you have to offer them and why they should consider hiring you.

    Include one to three recent photographs and two to three references, preferably from previous employers where you have had child, or elder, or special needs care experience, and if applicable, from a school where you have received special training . Please be sure that for each reference used, the person's name, position, address and telephone number, as well as the date, are clearly and accurately given so that the reference can be easily verified. Trafalgar Personnel Limited only accepts completed applications that have a good chance of placement.

A COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDES:

    Receipts are issued for all payments made. Screening fees are NON-REFUNDABLE and do not guarantee placement. However, we cannot accept files for placement unless references and documentation have been validated and we believe you meet the criteria for the Live-In Caregiver program. If previous employers do not return screening check forms, or give a verbal reference check you will be notified of this problem, and requested to contact your previous employer directly and request they forward the form.

    Please do NOT APPLY unless you are confident you meet the Canadian government's criteria for the program , and have good English language skills. Our staff do not speak French , and thus we feel English language skills are necessary if you are to benefit from the support services we provide.

    Applications from the Far East will not be accepted by mail. A personal interview will be conducted by either Mrs. Martin or Mr. Doug Dent who will travel once yearly to the Far East - at least to Hong Kong and Singapore.

Note: For persons already registered with Trafalgar Personnel and wishing to check the status of your application, please E-Mail: