Caregivers

• The Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot are 5-year pilot programs that let qualified caregivers and their family members come to Canada with an open work permit to work temporarily. The open work permit is occupation-restricted. Applicants under this program can apply for permanent residents after 2 years of eligible work experience in Canada. The pilot program started on June 18, 2019.

The Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot also allows caregivers’ family members to come to Canada to work or study while they get work experience.

An employer looking to hire a caregiver would have to search for eligible candidates in Canada or overseas and offer them an employment opportunity before they can apply for the pilot programs.

Both the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot are expected to have a maximum of 2,750 principal applicants each, for a total of 5,500 principal applicants, per year. Spouses/common-law partners and dependent children will not count against the limit.

Mandatory/Minimum Requirements: 

• Have a valid job offer to work in NOC 4411 and NOC 4412
• Language abilities in English or French. Minimum CLB 5 in listening, writing, reading and speaking
• A post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year either in Canada or outside of Canada. If outside of Canada, a credential assessment is required.
• Work experience in National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes 4411 or 4412
• Plan to live outside the province of Quebec as a permanent resident
• You must be admissible to Canada

Canada – Admissions of Permanent Residents by Province/Territory of Intended Destination and Immigration Category, January 2015 – October 2020 Open Data

Data Source: Notice – Supplementary Information 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan – Canada.ca

This program is for Home Child Care Provider pilots with NOC 4411 with the exception of foster parent and Home Support Worker pilot NOC 4412 with the exception of housekeepers.

FORMS REQUIRED

• Document Checklist – Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker (IMM 5981)
• Offer of Employment IMM 5983
• Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008)
• Additional Dependants/Declaration (IMM 0008DEP)
• Schedule A – Background/Declaration (IMM 5669)
• Additional Family Information (IMM 5406)
• Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union (IMM 5409)
• Separation Declaration for Minors Travelling to Canada (IMM 5604)
• Supplementary Information – Your travels (IMM 5562)
• Application For a Work Permit Made Outside of Canada (IMM 1295)
• Schedule 19a – Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker – Education and Language Assessment (IMM 5982)
• Application For Study Permit Made Outside of Canada (IMM 1294) ( If applicable to accompanying family member)
• Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Worker (IMM 5710) if applying from inside Canada.
• Use of a Representative (IMM 5476).

• Language test result
• Credential evaluation report or certificate
• Proof of relevant work experience in or outside Canada
• Proof of ability to perform the work.
• Travel documents and passport.
• Proof of status in Canada ( If applying from inside Canada)
• Identity document and civil documents i.e. birth certificate, marriage certificate, national identity card, etc.
• Photos: Include 2 passport photos. The photo must be taken within the last six months of applying. Write the name and date of birth at the back of the photos. Check photo specification
• Police Certificate: Applicants must obtain and submit Police certificates for each country they have lived in for more than six months since 18 years of age.
• Medical Examination: You must be medically admissible to Canada. A panel physician will conduct a medical examination and issue a Medical Report form after completing the medical examination. Follow this link to view the list of panel physicians for each country. Panel Physicians (cic.gc.ca).

Certain steps must be completed before you apply. These are listed below:

• Receive a job offer: The job offer must be from an employer in Canada as an Home Child Care Provider with NOC 4411 or as Home Support Worker NOC 4412. The offer must be made using Offer of Employment IMM 5983.
• Meet the language requirement: English and French are the official languages in Canada. Applicants for the program are required to take a language test to prove their language skills. Get minimum Canadian Language Benchmark CLB 5 in English or NLCL 5 in French  for speaking and listening, reading, and writing. Language Test results are valid for 2 years.
•  Acceptable English language test:
  • Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP). Note: Register for the CELPIP-General test.
  • International English Language Testing System ( IELTS). Book your test at British Council IELTS Online Application. Note: Register for the IELTS English General Training Test.

     

•     Acceptable French Language Test:
  • Test d’evaluation de français (TEF)
  • Test de connaissance du français (TCF)
       Link to Language requirement.

• Educational Credential Assessments (ECA) for immigration purposes. This is done to verify that your education is valid and equivalent to a Canadian one. An ECA report will be issued after evaluating your transcripts and professional qualifications.

Different designated organizations can help evaluate your credentials.

List of designated organizations for ECA:

• World Education Services
• International Credential Assessment Service of Canada
• International Credential Assessment Service of Canada.
• Comparative Education Service: University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
• International Credential Services

   

PAPER – Based application

You have to submit a work permit application together with your permanent residence application

• Fill out your application forms completely on a computer, validate the forms, print out all the forms, including the barcode page, date, and sign the forms. Get the guide for application outside Canada or application from inside Canada to guide you through the filling process of your application.
• Pay your application fees. The estimated cost per Adult is $1,050 for permanent resident application and $255 for work permit. Follow the link to make payment for permanent residents application and for work permit, print the receipt of payment and attached to your document. See the break down below:

Check the application fees.

• Submit your application by mailing it to the address. If submitting inside of Canada, mailing address. If submitting from outside Canada, mailing address.

• Biometrics:

Applicants may be required to give their biometrics for permanent residence applications. You must give your fingerprints and photos.  Visit this link to learn more about how to give your Biometrics. Estimated Cost – $85 Individual, $170 Family.

• Processing time:

The processing time for the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and  Home Support Worker Pilot application is 12 months.

After your application, if your work permit gets approved, you will be able to work for any employer in Canada as either a Home Child Care Provider and  Home Support Worker. Get at least 24 months of work experience to qualify for permanent residence and send proof to IRCC and a decision will be made on your permanent residency application.

According to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, Canada is caring for its caregivers by launching 2 new pilots that will help caregivers who come to this country make it their permanent home. News release