Caregiver Program

The Caregiver program is for individuals who want to immigrate and work in Canada as Caregivers. The new pilot program was launched on June 18, 2019 replacing the earlier caregiver programs. Qualified candidates and their family members can apply for permanent residence through the Home Child Care Provider or the Home Support Worker Pilot program.

Eligibility criteria for Caregiver Pilot Program

To qualify for a work permit under Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker Pilot an applicant must:

Have a valid full-time job offer from a Canadian employer primarily within a private household where the care will be provided to child/children or to persons with medical needs/disability or seniors
Have training or experience in the same occupation of Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker under which they are applying
Have CLB 5 in English/French
Have one year of Canadian post-secondary education or have an equivalent foreign education (ECA report is required for overseas education)
Be admissible to Canada

The applicant is required to submit his/her work permit and permanent residence applications along with the family members at the same time. If applicable, open work permit of spouse and study permit application of dependent children need to be submitted at the same time.

The Caregiver applicant  receives the decision on their work permit applications in around 10-12 months while their permanent residence application will be held until they complete their 2 years of work experience with the Canadian employer(s).

Royce Immigration assists  you throughout the process by preparing and submitting your work permit and permanent residency applications. Contact our office for a comprehensive assessment to check your eligibility!