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I live in Alberta.

It took us a long time - something like 14 weeks. I'm not sure why, and I don't believe it is usually that long. I have friends who have obtained LMO's for nannies in the last couple of years much more quickly - more like 8 to 10 weeks.

I would pick the cheapest flight you can find from Manila to Vancouver (maybe through Hong Kong or Beijing?), and then do Air Canada or WestJet from Vancouver to Edmonton (whichever is cheapest and/or has the best flight time you are needing). I live in Edmonton, and that's what my nanny does...

I've actually heard that a teaching degree is NOT considered acceptable by CIC for the LCP program. I have no idea why. I've heard nurses are accepted for sure. But not teachers. It seems weird. So I think you would need to satisfy the experience requirement, as opposed to the education...

Yes, I believe the critical signature is the EMPLOYER signature. I obtained an LMO based on a contract NOT yet signed by my nanny.

I'm no expert, but this is my understanding. If you actually want to get into the immigration program called the "Live-in Caregiver" program (the LCP), you cannot just apply at the border. You must make an application in advance to a Canadian embassy somewhere else in the world (ie. presumably...

Ontario does not have as many jobs or as good an economy right now. I would pick either Alberta or Saskatchewan. Alberta will have a high cost of living, but so do parts of Ontario and Saskatchewan. What kind of job are you looking for? That might help you decide where to move.

Just an update. After asking around as much as I could, a few people have told me that the "experience" requirement for the LCP (to be a nanny for children) is this: experience within the last three years with children UNDER 12. I can find nothing about this on the CIC website of course, which...

Really - no one can help me??

Bump - anybody??

I would like to hire a nanny under the LCP program. She is currently in Hong Kong, where she has been working as a nanny for 6 or 7 years. She also has two children of her own who are teenagers now. She does not have the proper post-secondary training (she is a teacher by education, and I...

Hi everyone. I am an employer with a question about the process of hiring a second nanny. We currently have a LCP nanny who lives in. She is great. She will be able to apply for her OWP and PR in about May. So by the end of the summer, assuming no complications, she will have an OWP. We...

Hi everyone. Just thought I would update because I have now talked to two different people at CIC, in the hopes of getting the same answer twice. Both told me that so long as my nanny has not been in Canada for 4 years or more, I don't need a new LMO. The website was VERY unclear on this...

I employ a wonderful nanny from the Philippines, who has been working for us under the LCP since July 1, 2012. Her work permit actually was issued in late May of 2012, but it took a few weeks for her to give proper notice to her old employer and then to flagpole at Sweetgrass so she could...

What do you mean by "released". If a live-in caregiver wishes to quit their job, they should look at their written employment contract (which was approved by HRSDC when their employer obtained the LMO). It will tell them how much advance notice they must give their employer. Then all they...

I agree this woman sounds like a jerk! You have to make a living, and she committed to employing you full-time for 2 years. She is cheaping out and being rude by giving you tons of time off. My husband was off work during the Christmas holidays for 2.5 weeks, and the nanny said she didn't...

Interesting thread. My nanny flagpoled at Coutts/Sweetgrass, and had no issues whatsoever. BUT, before she went, a colleague of mine who is an immigration lawyer warned us not to use this crossing. She is an immigration lawyer in Calgary, Alberta, and tells her clients to use other points of...

Hmm...wouldn't a reporter know how to spell "impugn" properly? Just sayin'...

Woohoo - that's awesome! We too struggled mightily to help our nanny get into the LCP, etc. and so I know how great it is when it all finally comes through. Congrats!

Hello! I am from Alberta. Where exactly are you planning on moving to? I frequent this forum because I employ a foreign nanny. So can't help you with your immigration questions for your mechanic significant other. But if you have questions about Alberta generally, just let me know and I...