Changes to the Live in Caregiver Program. Effective April 1, 2010, all employers applying for a Labour Market Opinion under the Live-in Caregiver Program wishing to hire foreign live-in caregivers must meet the following requirements: Health Insurance Employers of foreign live-in caregivers are now responsible for paying for their caregivers health insurance at no cost to the caregiver until he/she becomes eligible for provincial health coverage. Employers are not permitted to recoup these costs from live-in caregivers.
