We meet new students who request this service at the Edmonton airport upon arrival and take them to their new accommodation for a pick-up fee of $40.00 from 9:00am to 6:00pm. After 6:00pm we may or may not be available to pick you up. If you need to or decide to arrive very late in the evening or during the night, you may have to take a hotel room until the next morning when we will be available to meet you.

The first thing we do after you are settled in your new room is to take you grocery shopping so that you can buy the food and other supplies you need to be comfortable for the first few days here until you "find your feet" and can manage to do this on you own.

Within your first week in the school (usually on the first day) every student will receive an orientation to the program. Subsequently at least one morning per week throughout your training period is set aside as your “office morning” during which staff is always available to offer individual help and counselling with student projects, assignments, and concerns.

An important part of the TLC offering comes from past and present students. Current students and former students are all learning to be or have been caregivers and are encouraged to support and take care of each other. Because TLC accepts new students into the training program at the beginning of each month…in every class and in every house where students live, there will be those who are almost finished as well as those who are just starting and those at every stage in between.

Additionally, usually, several former students, who have already completed all the requirements for temporary foreign workers, some with Open Work Permits or Permanent Residence, are also living in the shared accommdation. These former graduates have come back to live in TLC shared accommodation because it is reasonably priced and comfortable...giving them a chance to get better established in Canada before setting up their own independent households. Naturally these people who have already been through the whole process are an excellent resource for those who are just starting.

This informal support system continues to exist long after students move into the work force and become foreign workers in Canada. Many students form long-term friendships in the school and continue to meet and socialize as part of their work and private lives. Another important part of the student support network is former students coming back to the classroom during class time, as part of the lessons, to share their experiences as caregivers and nannies with current students.

The TLC-Edmonton caregiver training school has a Licensed Immigration Consultant available every two months to provide professional immigration advice and services.