Hi I'm grade 12 international student in canada and I was asked if I can babysit for my neighbor regularly but they are thinking of applying a subsidy for the babysitting fee anvmy information will be on it and as I know my study visa says if it isn't authorized tgan I'm not allowed to take part in any kind of employment so is this babysitting job going to be illegal for me? If the government See's my information on the subsidy form?
International student Babysitting
- Thread starter Rubey
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It's illegal for you to engaged in any work at all. If you work, you will be violating the terms of your status in Canada. Yes - babysitting is work and therefore illegal.
Note that even babysitting for free is work. You don't have to be paid, for it to be illegal. You would be taking a job that a Canadian *could* be paid for, and therefore impacting the labour market.