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NannyID: 563771 Name: Chelsey Currently living in: Upper Musquodoboit, NS Available for work in: Nova Scotia Available to Start: Start Date Is Flexible More Info
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NannyID: 534089 Name: Terilyn Currently living in: Lower Sackville, NS Available for work in: Nova Scotia Available to Start: 2012-05-01 More Info
NannyID: 278464 Name: Emily Currently living in: Grand-pre, NS Available for work in: Nova Scotia Available to Start: Start Date Is Flexible More Info
NannyID: 163021 Name: Brittney Currently living in: Trenton, NS Available for work in: Nova Scotia Available to Start: Start Date Is Flexible More Info

Fun facts about Nova Scotia

The Canadian government requires that you must provide your Nova Scotia nanny with a signed employment contract, if she is from a foreign country.

What is an employment contract? It is a written job description that details duties, weekly hours and wages. The contract must abide by minimum wage and overtime payment laws in Canada.

Know your obligations as an employer:

• Give a copy of the signed contract to your foreign nanny. She will need to have the document when obtaining a work permit or renewing one.
• You and your Nova Scotia nanny need to understand the conditions of her employment before signing the contract.
• Understand that the relationship between you and the nanny is like any professional relationship.
• Put in writing what each person expects of the other in the working relationship.

Your live-in Nova Scotia nanny may expect the day off for a public holiday. Public holidays are commonly recognized as days when most workers can have the day off with pay, or receive overtime or extra pay if they work.

Here are established public holidays in Canada:

• New Year's Day (January 1)
• Good Friday (Easter)
• Victoria Day (late May)
• Canada Day (July 1)
• Labour Day (early September)
• Thanksgiving (mid-October)
• Christmas Day (December 25)

As an employer, you must provide acceptable working conditions for your live-in Nova Scotia nanny. Her duties need to be reasonable, and she needs to receive fair-market wages for her work.

Understand that your live-in care giver is protected by Canada’s employment laws. It is your obligation as her employer to know and follow the law:

• Live-in nannies are entitled to days off each week.
• Their salary needs to meet at least the minimum wage.
• You need to respect your nanny’s cultural and religious practices.
• Her accommodations need to allow for her privacy, such as a room with a lock.
• You should not enter your nanny's room without her permission.
• She needs to have freedom to come and go from your home, including a key to the house.
• Remember that your house is your employee’s home as well as her place of work.

Your Nova Scotia nanny does not need a passport, if she is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, or Greenland.

However, she will need to provide proof of citizenship or permanent residence, such as a national identity card or an alien registration card.

Work permits from a Canadian visa office will allow your foreign nanny to work here as a live-in caregiver. They are valid for one year, and must be renewed before they expire.

After a year, your nanny will need a letter from you stating that her job as a live-in caregiver is being extended for a second year.

The permit limits her employment to a live-in caregiver. She cannot work for a new employer without a new work permit naming the employer.

Did you know that qualified Nova Scotia nannies who arrive from foreign countries must meet Canadian rules for live-in care givers?

1. The Canadian government requires that live-in nannies who are foreigners hold the equivalent of a Canadian high school education.
2. A live-in nanny who is a foreigner must be able to speak and write fluently in either English or French.
3. Work permits only allow live-in nannies to work for the family named on the permit.
4. Your live-in nanny must have six months of training as a care giver, or 12 months of professional experience.
5. The government allows live-in nannies who are foreigners to enroll in non-credit courses, so your Nova Scotia nanny can brush up on CPR training or take child development classes.
6. She also can apply to be a permanent resident of Canada after two years of employment.