Home Care Worker Immigration pilots
Status: Coming March 31, 2025
Home care workers play an important role in Canadian society. They help nurture children, and provide the support seniors and persons living with disabilities need to be comfortable, independent and an active part of our communities. They also allow more Canadians to enter and stay in the workforce, which strengthens Canada’s economy.
The new Home Care Worker Immigration pilots will make it easier for home care workers in home support or home child care to
become permanent residents
find work with a range of employers
There will be 2 streams:
Workers in Canada
Applicants not working in Canada
When the pilots open, we’ll only accept applications for the Workers in Canada stream. The stream for applicants not working in Canada will open at a later date.
Learn about the pilots
The new pilots will build on the successes of the previous ones to better meet the changing home care needs of Canadians, while recognizing the importance of the workers providing this care.
Permanent residence in one step
The new pilots will offer a one-step immigration process for home care workers and their family members. Qualified home care workers will get permanent residence without needing Canadian work experience in the occupation first.
Reduced language and education requirements
The new pilots will lower language and education requirements. Applicants will still need to have the skills required to perform the work and be able to adapt to the Canadian labour market. However, applicants will now only need
a level 4 in the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC), and
a high school diploma
No in-Canada work experience needed
Applicants won’t need prior Canadian work experience. However, they will need to have recent, relevant work experience or have completed a credential of at least 6 months of related home care training. They will also need to have a full-time job offer in home care within Canada, outside Quebec.
Flexible work options with a job offer
Home care workers can work where they are needed. Your job offer can be from
private households
organizations that directly hire full-time workers to provide short-term or occasional home care for those who are semi-independent or recovering from an injury or illness, for example
home health care service providers
home care support service providers
direct care agencies
personal care services in residential settings
pediatric home health care service providers
This will not include recruitment or placement agencies.
Who is eligible
Applicants interested in working in Canada’s home care sector will be eligible to apply when the pilots open if they
have a minimum of level 4 in English or French in the CLB or NCLC
have the equivalent of a Canadian high school diploma (or higher)
have at least 6 months of recent and relevant work experience or a related caregiver training credential
have an offer for a full-time home care job
A labour market impact assessment is not required.
We’ll update our website with the full eligibility criteria before the pilots open.
