Caregiver Canada — Program

Canada understands the need to bring in foreign workers to help support the labour shortage and thus provide various immigration programs to support the transition.

The Home Support worker pilot and Home Child Care Provider Pilot are used to fulfill the Canadian workforce’s shortage of caregivers.

You can apply for Canadian Permanent Residency through any of these Canada Caregiver programs if you have a valid job offer in these occupations and meet the other eligibility requirements. Qualifying under these programs will get you an LMIA-exempt open work permit, restricting that specific occupation.

Previous Nanny Canada Programs:

Caring for Children Program
Live-in Caregiver Canada Program
High Medical Needs Program – Caregiver
Interim Pathway for Caregivers

These programs were used for hiring in-home/live-in Caregivers until 2019, but they were then taken over by:

Home Support Worker Pilot
Home Child Care Provider Pilot

Details about these Caregiver Programs:

These Pilot Canada Caregiver programs will stay for five years.
They are a pathway to Permanent Residency for the caregivers and their accompanying family members
Have different application processes depending on the qualifying work experience
Family members can accompany the caregivers if they want to work or study in Canada

Home Support worker pilot and “Home Child Care Provider Pilot” program requirements:

Work Ability	Prove any past training or experience to prove the ability to do the job
Don’t plan to live in the province of Quebec	Quebec has its own immigration programs to qualify and choose from; thus, these programs wouldn't be eligible in that province.
Valid job offer	The job offer should be: • Full Time • Paid • Minimum 30 Hours a Week • Not in Quebec • Made using IMM 5983
Education requirements	Post-Secondary Credential of a minimum of one year is needed. If not Canadian, then an Education Credential Evaluation is required.
Have proper admissibility	You shouldn’t be classified as “inadmissible” by Canada.
Language Requirements	You must take one of the approved language tests, i.e. IELTS, CELPIP-G, TEF Canada or TCF Canada and meet the minimum requirements, which are: CLB 5 in English and; NCLC 5 in French

Having less than 24 months of experience in the last 36 months in these fields will require you to file for a work permit and your Permanent Residency application, which would allow you to get your required work experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

Your application may take up to 12 months to be processed, and the work permit will be eligible for 3 years.

Yes, passing either IELTS or CELPIP exam is compulsory to work as a caregiver in Canada.

Although no age limit is specified to work as a caregiver, if you are under 16, you must get your parent’s consent.

Caregivers are responsible for the following:

Bathing and grooming, toileting, exercise and dressing.
Daily household chores like – basic food preparation, shopping, laundry, housekeeping and other errands.
General health caregiving medicine, guiding usage according to prescriptions, reminding appointments, and administering medicine.

Yes, you can apply for a live-in caregiver in Canada, but specific eligibility criteria are compulsory to meet.

Patience, empathy, respect and kindness are crucial. Understanding clients’ needs and having good communication skills are basic in effectively executing the caregiver’s responsibilities.

To determine your eligibility for the Canada caregiver program or to find other programs that you may qualify for:

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