Canada is the most beautiful country in the entire world. But more than that, Canada is the land of opportunities.
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Canadian Immigration and Work Permit Options for Caregivers
Last Update: 23 May 2020
Last Update: 23 May 2020
Caregivers play an important role in Canada’s economy and society. The country’s modern immigration policies and programs allow caregivers to become permanent residents in Canada while working as temporary caregivers. Canada currently operates two pilot programs for caregivers who wish to obtain permanent residence. Caregivers will now only receive a work permit if they have a job offer in Canada and meet standard criteria for economic immigration programs. Once working in Canada, caregivers will be able to begin gaining the required two years of Canadian work experience to apply for permanent residence. If you’re ready to apply for the caregiver immigration program, ABCan Immigration is here to help you. We will help you find out the best immigration option for you and assist you with the application process so you can come and work in Canada and become a permanent resident.
The Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot are 5-year pilot programs started by the Canadian government that will allow qualified caregivers and their family members to come to Canada with the goal of becoming permanent residents.
If you’ve been offered a job in Canada as a caregiver or have experience working in Canada as a caregiver, you may be able to apply for permanent residence through one of these pilots.
The application process is different depending on your situation and how much qualifying work experience you have. Contact ABCan Immigration to know if you’re eligible to apply for one of the caregiver immigration programs.
This category includes foreign workers with experience in managerial, professional, or technical jobs. This category uses a 100-point grid to determine eligibility. You will need 67 points to pass this gridding system.
This program for Express Entry is applicable for a wide variety of industries, such as chefs, industrial, electrical, and construction trades. For this category, you need at least 2 years of working experience in the specific industry or trade within the last 5 years before you apply for the visa.
This class asks for Canadian experience in managerial, professional, or technical jobs but it doesn’t use a point gridding system. You need at least 1 year of Canadian experience within the last 3 years before you apply for the visa.
You need to include a job offer for full-time employment as a caregiver or home support worker in any province or territory outside of Quebec.
Successful applicants will receive an occupation-specific work permit, allowing them to work only in the specified caregiving occupation, but for any employer.
Caregivers will have 36 months to complete a total of 24 months of work experience in the designated occupation.
Caregivers provide proof of work experience and IRCC will process the permanent residence application.
The process of either temporarily or permanently immigrating to Canada as a caregiver can be quite complicated. With different immigration pilot programs available, knowing what to apply for and how to apply can be confusing. Our immigration consultants can assist you in navigating through Canada’s sometimes-complex immigration process to become a Canadian Permanent resident or get Canadian citizenship as a caregiver.
If you don’t meet the requirements for the Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker pilots, you may be able to work temporarily as a caregiver through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program if 1 of the below applies to you: • You’re already in Canada and eligible to apply for a work permit from inside Canada. • You’re outside Canada and your employer applied for an LMIA to hire you before June 18, 2019. • You’ll be working in Quebec.
Yes. You can only apply to extend your work permit under the Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker Pilots if: • Your work permit was issued for less than 36 months because your passport was expiring, and you now have a new passport In this case, you may be able to apply to extend your work permit up to a total of 36 months from the date it was issued.
Yes. You can use work experience from more than 1 employer to apply for the Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker Pilots if the work experience is in the same eligible occupation.
Canada is the most beautiful country in the entire world. But more than that, Canada is the land of opportunities.
