CAREGIVER

Canada Caregiver visa

Canada grants exclusive pathways to caregivers or nannies, besides home support workers who want to live, work, and become Canadian permanent residents. This guide intends to help prospective caregivers and nannies and provide their employers with information about the Caregiver Visa Canada. As eligibility conditions and precise requirements vary as per programs, make sure you understand what stream you would be eligible under if you want to provide support in Canada to children or home care assistance.

Types of Caregiver immigration pilot programs

Canada’s caregiver visa programs help foreign nannies and caregivers to enter the country and obtain Canada’s permanent residency. As of now, only two caregiver immigration pilot programs accept new applicants. These are:

Home Child Care Provider

Home Support Worker Pilot Program

Initiated on June 18, 2019, the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot took the place of the earlier caregiver programs in Canada. Both these Caregiver Pilot Programs have unique requirements that need to be met by foreign child caregivers and home support workers.

Home Child Care Provider Program Canada (HCCP)

The Home Child Care Provider is a pathway for immigration for overseas caregivers/nannies with the right aptitude and experience. Foreign workers can apply to the HCCP Canada program if they have work experience under the NOC TEER Code 44100. This code covers workers such as:

• Nannies
• Babysitters
• Parent’s helpers
• Child care providers
• Live-in Caregivers
• Childcare providers in private homes

Home Child Care Pilot Eligibility Requirements

People wanting to apply under the HCCP program need to satisfy the following requirements:

• Complete one year of post-secondary education inside or outside Canada.
• Score CLB of at least 5 in an English language proficiency exam
• Possess at least one year’s work experience under NOC TEER Code 44100
• Have from Canada a valid job offer for the same

*Note: There is a ceiling on applications permitted in this category. Only 2,750 applicants get approval every year under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot. HCCP Caregiver Immigration Pilot is scheduled to reopen for new applications beginning on January 1, 2023. For the January intake, prospective caregivers can get in touch with us for assistance.

Home Support Worker Pilot Program Canada (HSWP)

Introduced in 2019, the Caregiver immigration pilot program allows foreign employees to enter Canada to work as home support workers and thereafter apply for this North American country’s permanent residence. Migrants with work experience under the NOC TEER Code 44101HSWP can apply for this program. Covered under this code are workers such as:

• Family caregivers
• Housekeepers
• Home support workers
• Attendants who care for differently-abled people
• Live-in caregivers for aged people
• Personal care attendants
• Personal helpers

Eligibility Criteria: Home Support Worker Pilot

Individuals intending to apply under this program need to meet the minimum requirements for Home Support Worker Pilot, including:

• Completion of one year of post-secondary education inside or outside Canada.
• Score at least CLB 5 in an English language proficiency exam
• Possess at least one-year work experience under NOC TEER Code 44101
• Have from Canada a valid job offer