thank you for the reply. things are beginning to be clear for me now.. thanks to you guys..Strikenannies said:to yffAm:
Ok I will answer some of your questions but you should totally follow Kalinka suggestion and open a new forum.
when you arrive in Canada to work as a caregiver under the live in caregiver program, CIC give to you a work permit, that allows you to work as a caregiver ONLY for your employer. YOU CAN"T WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE. if you decide to work for other person you have to do everything again, and wait for a new work permit to work for your new employer.
What it's mean? Mean that you are vinculate to your employer, you can work only for them and live with them until you complete 24 months or 3900 hours of working. Open work permit allows you to work for any person that you want and under the live in caregiver program you will get that after apply for your PR and few months of waiting...
With your work permit you can have health care, get off from Canada and come back...only if your work permit is valid.
Some people when come to Canada to work, they receive a work permit, their family, if decide to come with them received a work permit too...but only because they are in family. For example if a man come to canada to work as a nurse, the immigration will give to him a work permit as a nurse, if his family come with him, they will received a work permit too, only because the father or husband has it.
Live in caregivers were suppose to come to work to look after someone or a child and live with a family...usually they are not allowed to bring their kids or husband...but if the family that you work allows you to bring your child, great! You can try...but I will be very sincere with you...It will be very hard for you to prove that your employer will be soooo happy to received your kid and that won;t affect your job...You will have your kid here...less attention for your boss's kid...
You can try and very good luck to you...but I also think that you should go to CIC website and read about the program...if you don't know that you can apply for PR only after 2 years working, you need to clarify your ideas...
I hope this help you...
All the best!