Nanny Caregiver

Why we should Apply

  • Permanent Residency applications for Caregivers are being accepted
  • Apply for Work Permit along with PR file
  • Family of Caregiver can also come to Canada now!
  • NO LMIA Required
  • Low IELTS Score!

The Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot are 5-year pilot programs that let qualified caregivers and their family members 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 will be different depending on your situation and how much qualifying work experience you have.

Description of the Program

All employers (outside Quebec) who want to hire an in-home caregiver from overseas must hire them through below mentioned 2 pilots.

Home Child Care Provider pilot

National Occupational Classification 4411, excluding foster parents

Home Support Worker pilot

National Occupational Classification 4412, excluding Housekeepers

The Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots provide in-home caregivers with the opportunity to become a permanent resident once they have 2 years of eligible work experience in Canada. It also lets their family members come to Canada to work or study while they get work experience.

Important Note:

If you submitted a Labour Market Impact Assessment application through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to hire a caregiver who is outside Canada on or after June 18, 2019, their work permit application won’t be processed.

Steps to Hire a Caregiver

As an employer, you can hire an in-home caregiver by finding an eligible candidate, either overseas or in Canada, and providing them with an offer of employment. The in-home caregiver will then submit their application to one of the pilots.

  • Find a caregiver
  • Make sure the candidate is eligible
  • Make an offer of employment
  • Compile the Application and Submit

Eligibility Criteria for Applying under Program

  • IELTS: language test results that show they can communicate in English or French
  • 1 Year Post Secondary Diploma
  • 1 Year relevant Work experience
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