End of live in requirement

[Ryancory]

Requiring caregivers to live in the home of their employer can place them in vulnerable situations, including uncompensated overtime, poor working conditions, or worse, until they are able to achieve permanent residence status.

With the absence of Canadian live-in caregivers to compare to, the prevailing wage rate for live-in caregivers has generally been skewed. This situation distorts the labour market for Canadians working in this field and has kept the salaries paid to foreign caregivers artificially low.

The removal of the live-in requirement will result in greater opportunities for Canadians in caregiver occupations and an increase in wages for caregivers hired from abroad after employers clearly demonstrate that there are no Canadians available for the job.

Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications sent from employers to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) after November 30, 2014, will only include a live-in arrangement if the employer and caregiver have agreed to that arrangement. In those cases, the LMIA will include an assessment of the living arrangements and employers will not be permitted to make room and board deductions from the wages of the caregiver.

How about the existing nanny, can we still deduct their room and board? As it had written on their contract that they are live in and agreed on deduction. Pls share

 

[nismopinoy]

As you can see in this website.you can deduct board and lodging as well as meals.
http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/foreign_workers/caregiver//index.shtml

When my wife was under the program her employer deduct only board and lodging.

 

[nismopinoy]

If the employee decided to live out how much will the salary of a nanny then,? Who will arrange the accommodation?

 

[mylady833]

Requiring caregivers to live in the home of their employer can place them in vulnerable situations, including uncompensated overtime, poor working conditions, or worse, until they are able to achieve permanent residence status.

With the absence of Canadian live-in caregivers to compare to, the prevailing wage rate for live-in caregivers has generally been skewed. This situation distorts the labour market for Canadians working in this field and has kept the salaries paid to foreign caregivers artificially low.

The removal of the live-in requirement will result in greater opportunities for Canadians in caregiver occupations and an increase in wages for caregivers hired from abroad after employers clearly demonstrate that there are no Canadians available for the job.

Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications sent from employers to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) after November 30, 2014, will only include a live-in arrangement if the employer and caregiver have agreed to that arrangement. In those cases, the LMIA will include an assessment of the living arrangements and employers will not be permitted to make room and board deductions from the wages of the caregiver.

How about the existing nanny, can we still deduct their room and board? As it had written on their contract that they are live in and agreed on deduction. Pls share

New regulations for employer will be released before the end of this month, from what i read somewhere. And if you have applied your LMIA for your Nanny before this new rules come out then the contract is still valid but your nanny have the option now to live out

 

[Ryancory]

Thanks for the reply. My nanny is still under the old rule and she choose to live in even the new rule comes out. To my understanding, we can deduct the room and board, right?