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Who pays the recruitment fees?

Under the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP), the employer who asked for services related to hiring and retaining a live-in caregiver must pay these fees. The fees are paid to the recruiter.

The employer cannot get the money for these fees from the live-in caregiver, through payroll deductions or any other means.

If the recruiter has mistakenly charged the live-in caregiver for a recruitment fee and the live-in caregiver can prove he or she paid such fees, the employer must re-pay the caregiver in full. The employer must pay all fees for recruitment services.

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