The Live-In Caregiver Program: Arriving

After arriving in Canada, you may need more information or you may have questions about working as a live-in caregiver.

This page provides information on:

• Provincial and territorial labour standards
• Live-in caregiver associations

If you are inside Canada, contact the Call Centre (see Contact Us at the top of this page).

If you are outside Canada, contact the Canadian embassy, high commission or consulate responsible for your area. See a list of these offices at Find a CIC office in the I Need To… section on the right-hand side of the page.

Provincial and territorial labour standards

If you are working as live-in caregiver and have any questions, difficulties or complaints, go to the province or territory below where you are working. You can get information for the office responsible for labour or employment standards in your province or territory.

• British Columbia
• Alberta
• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba
• Ontario
• Quebec
• Nova Scotia
• New Brunswick
• Prince Edward Island
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Yukon

Live-in caregiver associations

You can contact any of these groups to get more information about your rights as a live-in caregiver in Canada. Go to the name of the organization for full contact information.

You do not need your employer’s permission to contact these groups.

These groups can answer your questions about working conditions, employee–employer relations, changing jobs, job loss and abuse. They can also help you learn more about your new community and how to meet people.

• West Coast Domestic Workers’ Association
• Philippine Women’s Centre (Vancouver)
• Committee for Domestic Workers’ and Caregivers’ Rights (Vancouver)
• Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association
• Toronto Organization for Domestic Workers’ Rights (Intercede)
• Association des aides familiales du Québec
• Canadian Coalition for In-Home Care
• Canadian Caregivers Association

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Related Links

• Temporary foreign workers - Your rights and the law