Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot

Both the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot will issue work permits if you are a caregiver with a job offer in Canada if you satisfy the requirements listed below:

• Language tests result showing a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 5
• One year of foreign equivalent post-secondary or Canadian education; and
• Admissible to Canada.

For each program, a maximum of 2,750 primary candidates (out of 5500 annually) will be accepted.

The pilots also provide:

• Work permits that are occupation-specific for Caregivers Program allow them to change jobs quickly if necessary.
• Spouses/common-law partners with open work permits and dependent children with study permits allow the caregiver’s family to accompany them to Canada.

Employers who hire a caregiver from outside the country would no longer be obliged to do a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), as was the case previously.

How Can one apply through Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker Pilots?

Application categories can be divided into the following subcategories:

Applicants that lack work experience

• Depending on which occupation you plan to work in, you can apply to either the Home Child Care Provider Pilot or the Home Support Worker Pilot.
• You secure a valid job offer.
• With your permanent residence application, you submit a work permit application.
• You get a work permit to work in Canada temporarily if you meet the requirement.
• You can work as a caregiver for any employer given that the work permit you get is an occupation-restricted open work permit.
• To qualify for permanent residence, you get at least 24 months of work
• Once you have enough work experience, send the proof.
• The final decision on your application will be made by Immigration, Refugee, Canadian Citizenship (IRCC) for your permanent residence.

Candidates with up to 24 months of professional experience

• Depending on which occupation you plan to work in you can apply to either the Home Child Care Provider Pilot or the Home Support Worker Pilot.
• A valid job offer is secured.
• With your permanent residence application, you submit a work permit application.
• You get a work permit to work in Canada temporarily if you meet the requirements.
• You can work as a caregiver for any employer if the work permit you get is an occupation- restricted open work permit.
• To qualify for permanent residence, you need at least 24 months of work experience.
• Once you have enough work experience, you need to send proof.
• Your application for permanent residence will get a final decision.

Applicants have 24 or more months of qualifying work experience

If you already have 24 months of acceptable work experience, you and your family members are qualified to apply for permanent residence through the Home Child Care Provider Pilot or the Home Support Worker Pilot. When you apply, you'll need to provide proof that you've had sufficient relevant job experience.

Job Duties of a Home child care provider

Supervise and take care of children at their homes.

• Cook meals for children.
• Take care of infants by feeding, changing diapers, bathing, and dressing them.
• Watch children at home.
• Take them to school (If required).
• Keep records of the children’s activities.

If you are a home child care provider, you can also be called as:

• A babysitter
• A nanny
• A child-care provider in a private home
• A parent’s helper

Job Duties of a Home support worker

• Provide care/companionship for individuals during recovery and medical treatment.
• Help them to bathe, get dress and watch them (if required).
• Cook meals and special diets.
• Follow medical routines under the direction of the household or doctor.
• Housekeepers may include doing the laundry, washing dishes, making beds and taking care of children if required.

These professionals may meet the following requirements:

• Family caregivers
• Home support worker
• Attendant for people with disabilities
• Live-in caregiver for seniors
• Housekeeper
• Personal aide as a home support

How to Hire a Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker

Here are the steps to hire a caregiver.

• Find a caregiver
• Check your selected caregiver’s eligibility
• Give them a valid job offer
• Have the employee file for a work permit and submit a PR application