You run the business. Safety Net gives you the tools, families who are looking for help, and safe payment.
What you control
Your services and your rate.
Your availability, your days off and your blackout dates.
Which requests you accept or decline. Declining has no penalty.
Who else you work with. Safety Net does not require exclusivity.
Your public profile and how you describe your work.
Safety Net Home Care is a platform, not a home care agency or a medical service. Independent Providers run their own businesses. Safety Net does not employ, schedule, supervise or direct them.
What Safety Net gives you
A public profile with a link you can share.
Families who are looking for independent help in your community. We cannot promise bookings, because demand depends on your area.
Booking requests you can accept, decline or answer with a new time.
Secure messages that keep your personal phone number and email private.
Payment held on the family's card when they ask, charged when you accept, and sent to your Stripe account after you mark the visit complete.
Receipts and records, a calendar that syncs with your own, a private Notebook and Address Book.
A yearly statement of what you earned through Safety Net and the fees charged, for tax time.
What we ask of every Independent Provider
We welcome Independent Providers of non-medical home support across Ontario, including Personal Support Workers, Health Care Aides, Continuing Care Assistants and Community Health Workers.
Government photo ID, a police Vulnerable Sector Check issued within the last 12 months, and proof of liability insurance of at least $2,000,000, all current.
A care credential, First Aid and CPR, a driver's licence and vehicle insurance are optional. Each one we check adds a badge to your profile.
A person on our team reviews each document, and we check again when it expires. This protects families, and it protects you.
How you are paid
You set your rate. Families pay a separate Safety Net platform fee on top, so nothing is taken out of your rate. Stripe decides when funds reach your bank. Your first payout can take one to two weeks.
Your business and your taxes
You are self-employed. You look after your own taxes and, if you are registered, your HST. Tax law requires us to collect your Social Insurance Number or business number and to report what you earned through Safety Net to the Canada Revenue Agency. We send you a copy each January. Payouts wait until this information is on file.
How to Apply
Provider applications are handled through the secure Provider Portal. Complete the application, then send your photo ID, Vulnerable Sector Check and proof of liability insurance from My credentials. A person on our team reviews them before your profile appears on Safety Net Home Care. Please do not send sensitive personal documents by email.
Safety Net Home Care. Call (365) 470-9980. Compassion. Dignity. Trust.