IN-HOME CAREGIVER RECRUITMENT AND ADVERTISEMENT LOW-WAGE POSITIONS

Pesticides and chemical use

You must notify temporary foreign workers of pesticides or chemical use in your workplace, and provide them with:

• protective equipment (at no cost to the temporary foreign worker)
• appropriate formal and informal training
• supervision where required by law

Employment contract

An employment contract must be prepared and signed by you and the temporary foreign worker to ensure that all parties involved are aware of their rights and obligations. The temporary foreign worker must sign it before arriving in Canada.

You can use this sample format of a contract (PDF 28.85 KB).

Language restriction

English or French are the only languages you can identify as a job requirement in your Labour Market Impact Assessment application and job advertisement. However, if another language is essential for the job, you must provide a justification on the application.

Unionized positions

If you are applying to hire temporary foreign workers for positions covered under a collective agreement, you must:

• advertise and offer the same wage rates as those established under the collective agreement
• offer the temporary foreign workers the same terms and conditions as Canadian and permanent resident workers
• submit a copy of the section of the collective bargaining agreement on the wage structure

The hiring of temporary foreign workers must not affect current nor foreseeable labour disputes at the workplace.

We recommend that you work actively with union representatives to recruit Canadians and permanent residents.