Caregivers

Open work permits also available to family members living in Canada

Canada will introduce four new pathways to permanent residence in 2025, addressing labor shortages and supporting regional growth.

Key Information for Applicants Interested in Applying for Permanent Residency through the Home Care Program. The job offer and employer requirements are outlined as follows:

A majority of Canadians continue to hold positive views on key aspects of immigration and few see immigrants and refugees as a pressing national concern, a new Environics Institute survey has found.

Thousands of applicants were unable to access Canada’s Home Care Worker pilot program this week due to technical issues and limited intake capacity. The program opened Monday with a cap of 4,950 applications across two streams. All spots were filled within just over four hours, while over 45,000 people attempted to apply.

pathway to permanent residence for eligible caregivers will stay open for a period of three months

Canada is set to introduce new caregiver pilot programs, replacing the current Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot, which expire on June 17. The new programs will grant permanent resident status to home care workers upon arrival, eliminating the need for prior Canadian work experience.

Canada's Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has confirmed the new "Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots" will open on March 31, 2025. These pilots replace the recently closed caregiver immigration pathways and aim to streamline permanent residence (PR) access for eligible home care workers.

More details have been released regarding permanent residency for Home Caregivers (HCWP). This immigration program, which does not require a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), will allow home caregivers to submit their permanent residency applications starting March 31, 2025.

Canada is now accepting applications to its two new caregiver immigration pilots.