The Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot are 5-year pilot programs that allow qualified caregivers and their family members to come to Canada to become permanent residents.
If applicants have no Canadian work experience, they can still apply for permanent residency through the Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker pilot programs, provided they meet the other requirements. They submit their work permit and PR application together. If approved, they receive an occupation-restricted open work permit allowing them to work in NOC 4411 or 4412 for any employer. After gaining 24 months of qualifying work experience, they submit proof to receive a final decision on their permanent residency.
In order to be eligible to apply for the Home Child Care or the Home Support Worker Pilot program, candidates must meet the following:
Genuine and valid job offer, which must be:
- Made using Offer of Employment (IMM 5983)
- Full-time, at least 30 hours of paid work each week
- From a Canadian employer
- Outside the province of Quebec
- From an employer who is not an embassy, high commission or consulate
- Genuine, meaning there is a real need to hire the candidate
In addition to the above, the job being offered must match the pilot in which the candidate wishes to apply for.
Language
Candidates who wish to apply under this Pilot Program must prove that they meet the minimum language skills. The minimum language skill is in CLB 5 in English or NLCL 5 in French for all 4 language skills.
Education
Candidates must have completed a post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year in Canada. If candidates do not have a Canadian education credential, they must get their foreign education credential assessed to show that it is equal to a completed Canadian post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year.
Qualifying Work Experience: Less Than 24 Months
Candidates who already have some Canadian qualifying work experience, but less than 24 months, can still apply for permanent residency through the Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker pilot programs if they meet the other requirements. They must submit their work permit and PR applications together. If approved, they receive an occupation-restricted open work permit allowing them to work in NOC 4411 or 4412. After completing the required 24 months of work experience, they submit proof to receive a final decision on their permanent residency.
The eligibility criteria remain the same.
“Note that the qualifying work experience must be in a single occupation, not a combination of both. The job offer must also match the candidate’s existing work experience. “
Qualifying Work Experience: 24 Months or more
Candidates who have already gained 24 months of qualifying work experience in Canada in the last 36 months are eligible to apply for permanent residency right away under the Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker Pilot Programs.
Language
Candidates who wish to apply under this Pilot Program must prove that they meet the minimum language skills. The minimum language skill is in CLB 5 in English or NLCL 5 in French for all 4 language skills.
Education
Candidates must have completed post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year in Canada. If candidates do not have a Canadian education credential, they must get their foreign education credential assessed to show that it is equal to a completed Canadian post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year.
Work Experience
The work experience that the candidate has met must be at least 24 months of full-time work experience in the last 36 months prior to applying. Depending on which pilot the candidate applies for, the work experience must be in 1 of the NOC Jobs:
Home Support Worker (NOC 4412)
Home Child Care Provider (NOC 4411)
For this work experience, they must meet the following requirements:
- Must be in only 1 of those jobs, it cannot be a mixture of both jobs
- Must show that the job matched the NOC job description and they must have done most of the main duties
- The 24 months of work experience must be gained in a 36-month period
- The 24 months of work experience does not have to be in a row, it can be a total of 24 months
- It must be full-time, meaning at least 30 hours of paid work each week
- Any work experience that is gained while a full-time student does not count
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