Useful Information for Parents looking to hire a Nanny / Caregiver.
Live-in nanny / caregiver
live-out nanny / caregiver
housekeepers
► Whether you hire a nanny, companion or caregiver, on a full-time, part-time, or casual basis to work in your home, you need to register for WorkSafeBC. If a domestic worker is injured in your home while on the job, WorkSafeBC pays for the worker's entire medical and wage-loss costs.
You can register with WCB by downloading the Employer's registration Application.
You may contact the Employer Service Centre at 1 888 922-2768 or 604 244-6181 to request an application, then fax your application to 604 244-6490 or mail it to WorkSafeBC, PO Box 5350 Stn Terminal, Vancouver, BC V6B 5L5.
► Canada Revenue Agency - Telephone numbers (Tax Information, Individual income tax enquiries, Income tax refund, Universal Child Care Benefit, Canada Child Tax Benefit, GST/HST credit).
Employers are required to make the appropriate
deductions from wages for income tax, Employment Insurance, and Canada Pension Plan, and to send that money to Canada Revenue Agency.
Domestic workers are entitled to a T4 form by the end of February setting out their earnings in the previous year.
► Canada Child Tax Benefit and Universal Child Care Benefit Including Your Canada Child Tax Benefit For the Period July 2008 to June 2009.
► All residents of B.C. must enroll with MSP (Medical Service Plan):
Application for Enrolment with MSP.
Medical Services Plan (MSP) Forms.
► All about Social Insurance Number (nine-digit number that you need to work in Canada or to have access to government programs and benefits), including details of how to apply for a SIN.
► An employer must complete a ROE form whenever there is an interruption of earnings. Generally, a ROE must be issued within five (5) calendar days of the interruption of earnings or the date the employer becomes aware of the interruption.
Record of Employment on the Web (ROE Web) - More Information (i.e. phone numbers, Service Canada Center, etc.).
► List of services available through Service BC
► Family and Community
Emergency Preparedness - (Basic items your family will need to survive for 72 hours).
► Public Health Information
Information on healthy living, disease and injury prevention
► Legal Services Society (LSS) - an independent, non-profit organization that is primarily funded by the provincial government and must report financially to the British Columbia legislature but is not part of the government.
► Dial-A-Law Call Dial-A-Law if you think you may have a legal problem and want practical information on the law involved, you want to find out about your legal rights and responsibilities, or you want to learn more about the law and the legal system in British Columbia.
► Drive BC
Check road conditions for BC while in BC or anywhere in North America
► Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Update for the Foreign Live-in Caregiver
On April 1, 2011, Service Canada has introduced new rules and regulations under the ’Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP).
In order to keep you up to date with the relevant changes that may concern your employment of a foreign caregiver, please note the following:
1. Any contract / work permit extension required to continue the employment of your present caregiver for another year (or more) must be processed 6 months ahead of the date of expiry of the present work permit.
The procedures with Service and Immigration Canada will take approx. 6 months to complete.
Note: If the caregiver has already applied for a permanent residence status, asking Immigration Canada to provide an ‘Open visa’, there is no need to apply for a new work permit as long as the caregiver will continue working for the same employer.
2. The B.C. provincial government have already announced the new minimum wage rate that applies for the live-in caregiver program in B.C.:
a. Effective May 1, 2011, the minimum wage in BC is $8.75 gross per hour
b. Effective November 1, 2011 the rate will climb to $9.50 per hour
c. Effective May 1, 2012 the rate is set to be $10.25 per hour
Note: The room & board deduction has not changed - $325.00 monthly ($150.00 bi-weekly).
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