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IWantOut_

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IWantOut_··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2025)
Hi redsquirrel, after going through the requirements for Staff UI Engg, I feel I can be a strongly value add to the team. Are you open to hiring remote from Canada (Pacific Time)?
IWantOut_··on I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Yes, I'm aware of that and really excited! Although, after having lived in India for so long, I don't really mind the absence of accessibility (life in permanent hard mode here for wheelchair users), and it's not a key driving factor for me.
IWantOut_··on I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Thank you, will drop you a mail
IWantOut_··on I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Sure, that will be great. How to email you?
IWantOut_··on I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
I have a job offer from Microsoft in Vancouver and might move there after the pandemic ends. I am Indian citizen residing in India. The main challenge however is that I am disabled (quadriplegic) and I would be needing a caregiver to travel with me to Canada. I understand that there used to be a caregiver visa, for Canada, which was discontinued back in 2019.

So my question really is, is there a way in which I can bring a caregiver from India to Canada? I know one option is to hire a caregiver from Vancouver itself but it's really going to be difficult, because of the language barriers and the understandings. They are an important part of my life and I cannot function without someone who I can completely trust to live-in with.

Another option would be to take the caregiver along with me on a visitor or tourist visa, but in that scenario, they are not allowed to work in Canada.

I am really looking for solutions here and I don't want to give up on this amazing opportunity of migrating to one of the most amazing countries in the world with high standard and quality of life.