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Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot

the Home Child-Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot are 2 economic pilot programs targeted to foreign national caregivers who

Caregivers who meet all the requirements but do not have 24 months of Canadian work experience are issued an occupation-restricted open work permit.

Qualifying work experience

Qualifying work experience means you’ve worked full-time in Canada in 1 of these National Occupational Classification (NOC) jobs:

National Occupational Classification 2021

On November 16, 2022, IRCC switched to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC).

If you submitted an application before November 16, 2022, your job offer or qualifying work experience will still be assessed as per the NOC 2016 requirements.

Transition to NOC 2021

If you are applying under NOC 2021 in the Gaining experience category, IRCC will still accept NOC 2016 job offers during the transition period. Your job offer will be considered valid so long as it meets the listed eligibility criteria of the Home Child Care Provider Pilot or Home Support Worker Pilot.

Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot – Gaining experience category

 If you have less than 24 months of eligible Canadian work experience at the time you apply, you can apply for the Home Child Care Provider Pilot or the Home Support Worker Pilot, as long as you meet the other eligibility requirements. You will be assessed for permanent residence eligibility before you begin working in Canada. Once you have acquired 24 months of eligible work experience under an occupation-restricted work permit (within a 36 months period after the work permit was issued), you will have access to a direct pathway to become a permanent resident. This is called the Gaining experience category.

Bringing family members with you to Canada

Your family members are also eligible to come with you to Canada. If they want to work or study while in Canada:

You don’t have to submit temporary resident applications for family members who aren’t coming with you to Canada when you apply.

If your application is approved, any family members you list as “accompanying” in your permanent resident application (on the IMM0008 Generic Application for Canada form) will get permanent resident status with you.

If your family members apply for a permit separately

Once you get your acknowledgement of receipt letter, you can submit your family members’ temporary residence application(s) online. Make sure you upload a copy of your acknowledgement of receipt letter as a supporting document.

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Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot – Direct to permanent residence category

If you have already acquired at least 24 months of eligible work experience in Canada as a home child care provider or home support worker, within the last 36 months at the time of applying, you and your family members can apply for permanent residence without needing to acquire further work experience under these pilots. This is called the Direct to permanent residence (PR) category.

Updates on both programs

As of January 1st, you can apply under the 2023 caps for the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot.

There are changes to the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot for the 2023 application process. Review these changes below.

Changes to the pilot caps

IRCC only accepts a certain number of applications each year. In 2023, IRCC will accept the number of applications below.

Home Child Care Provider Pilot

Home Support Worker Pilot

How to get ready for the cap reset

The cap for the Home Child Care Provider Pilot fills quickly. You may want to prepare as much as you can before the cap resets. You can;

Changes to how you can apply

IRCC recently updated the information and forms for these pilots. Before you apply, make sure you

You must apply online through the Permanent Residence Portal. You will need to create a new application to be able to apply. You will not be able to access any applications you started before Jan 1, 2023.

Once you sign in to the portal, choose “Economic” when asked which program you’re applying to. You will then see the 4 categories available for these pilots (as long as the cap is not full):

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