Jan 9, 2018 – Canada's federal government is to make some families hiring caregivers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program exempt from paying the $1,000 Labour Market Impact Assessment processing fee.
Recently published regulations mean families who earn a total of less than $150,000 per year will no longer need to pay the annual fee.
The move comes following cases of families not being able to afford to hire a foreign caregiver because of the fee, on top of the other expenses associated with the program.
Justin Trudeau's Liberals made abolishing the fee a key campaign promise during the 2015 federal election. Although the fee has not been fully removed, the exemption is designed to help those with lower incomes.
The fee has also been removed for those looking to hire a caregiver for someone with a physical or mental illness. Employment and Social Development Canada, which operates the TFWP, says the families using the program for this purpose often lose one earner entirely to caring for the person in need. Being able to hire a caregiver often means they can return to work.
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