In Home Caregiver LMIA

In order to hire a foreign worker to provide care for the family an Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) under the In Home Caregiver Program is required. This program is designed to allow Canadian Families to access care for their loved ones in their homes, who are children under 18 years of age; people who are elderly and need care in their homes; or those with high medical needs and who require specialized care. In order for employers to be part of this program and hire someone under a work permit they must apply for an LMIA. The LMIA is proof that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job since no Canadian worker is available to do that job and this is the starting point to get care under this program. This program has been around for a long time in one variation or another and the general spirit of the program remains the same no matter if it is called the Live-In or In-Home Caregiver program.