Canadian Families: Manuela Gruber Hersch

Manuela Gruber Hersch: There is now a $275 processing fee for each temporary foreign worker position that an employer requests through a labour market opinion, which is usually required to prove the need to hire a temporary foreign worker over a Canadian one, according to CBC. Manuela Gruber Hersch, president of the Association of Caregiver Nanny Agencies Canada, told News: "We find it unfair that families are required to pay the same amount." Canadian families looking to hire nannies and caregivers from abroad will be financially stung by recent changes made to temporary foreign worker program, opposition and industry critics say. The new fee also applies to employers looking to hire a live-in caregiver, but an industry association that connects Canadian employers with foreign workers through the live-in caregiver program said individuals should not be required to pay the same fee as businesses. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.