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Caregiver Pilot Programs
The two new Caregiver Pilot Programs introduced by the government of Canada in 2019 are the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot which are both accepting applications. These two new pilot programs replaced the Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs Programs. The expired programs were labeled as “ineffective” for keeping a high percentage of workers in abusive workplaces and apart from their families abroad. Caregivers have now the opportunity to work in Canada without separating from their immediate family. Under the new pilot programs, applicants will be assessed for permanent residency criteria before they begin their work in Canada, becoming the most straight forward pathway to Canadian permanent residency.
You may be able to apply for permanent residence through the Home Child Care Provider Pilot or Home
Support Worker Pilot if you:
- meet the eligibility requirements, and
- have a job offer to work in one of these occupations
Through these pilots, you will get an open work permit to come to Canada and work temporarily. This work permit:
- is occupation-restricted (so you have to work in that specific occupation)
- doesn’t need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
- lets you get the work experience you need to be eligible for permanent residence
If you recently worked as a home child care provider or support worker, your experience may count towards your eligibility for permanent residence.
Eligibility
You may be eligible to apply for the Home Child Care Provider Pilot or Home Support Worker Pilot, if you:
- have enough work experience
- meet the language level
- meet the education requirement
- are admissible to Canada,
- plan to live outside the province of Quebec
National Occupational Classification (NOC):
Home child care provider (NOC 4411)
- You must care for children under the age of 18 in your own home or in your employer’s home
- You don’t need to live in your employer’s home to qualify
- Experience as a foster parent doesn’t count
Home support worker (NOC 4412)
- You must have cared for someone who needs help from a home support worker either in your own home or in your employer’s home
- You don’t need to have lived in your employer’s home to qualify
- Only home support workers are eligible under NOC 4412
- Experience as a housekeeper doesn’t count
Other information:
- your 24 months of work experience must be gained in a 36-month period
- you don’t have to have worked 24 months in a row, just 24 months total
- full-time means at least 30 hours of paid work each week
- any work experience you had while you were a full-time student doesn’t count
