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Accommodation

The EMPLOYER agrees to ensure that reasonable and proper accommodation is available for the

EMPLOYEE, and shall provide the EMPLOYEE with suitable furnished accommodation. Suitable

accommodation is housing that meets municipal building requirements and health standards set by the

province. This includes a private unit or a room with a lock and which therein provides living and sleeping

facilities intended for human habitation with no visible or structural repairs required.

The EMPLOYER will recoup the costs of the room at an amount of $_____ per_____ (weekly / bi-weekly /

monthly) through payroll deductions. The amount must not exceed provincial/territorial

labour/employment standards where applicable.

The EMPLOYER will recoup the costs of meals at an amount of $______ per______ (weekly / bi-weekly /

monthly) through payroll deductions. The amount must not exceed provincial/territorial

labour/employment standards where applicable.

The EMPLOYER agrees to provide the EMPLOYEE with meals, where applicable, and an adequate, properly

heated and ventilated room. The door of the room shall be equipped with a lock and a safety bolt from

within the room and the EMPLOYEE will be provided with the corresponding key.

The EMPLOYER shall provide the EMPLOYEE with independent access to the residence (for example, house

keys, security code) where the EMPLOYEE resides.

The EMPLOYER agrees to provide the employee with (check if applicable):

Private bathroom

Telephone (charge of $_____ per month or no charge___ except for long-distance calls)

Radio (in his/her room)

Television (in his/her room)

Internet access (____charge of $____ per month or ____no charge)

Other, specify:____________________________________________________

Description of EMPLOYEE’s room and furnishings:

_________________________________________________________________

Transportation costs

Use the appropriate clause according to the situation. Strike out the clause which does not apply.

In the situation where the live-in caregiver resides abroad:

The EMPLOYER agrees to pay the EMPLOYEE’s transportation costs for the one-way trip travel from his/her

country of permanent residence or of current residence to the place of work in Canada, namely from

__(country of permanent residence or of current residence)__ to __(place of work in Canada)__.

It is the EMPLOYER’s obligation and responsibility to pay for the transportation costs and they cannot be

passed on to the foreign worker (for example, the EMPLOYEE must not pay the transportation on behalf of

the employer to be reimbursed at a later date). Under no circumstances are transportation costs

recoverable from the EMPLOYEE.

In the situation where the live-in caregiver resides in Canada:

If the EMPLOYEE is currently in Canada, the EMPLOYER agrees to pay the costs of transporting the

EMPLOYEE from his/her current Canadian address to the new place of work in Canada, namely __(current

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