Canada’s new caregiver immigration pilots set to launch this week
Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 18:42:13 +0000
Canada will begin accepting applications to its two new caregiver immigration pilots on June 18.
The Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots will replace the Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs pilots and provide eligible caregivers with a pathway to permanent residence once they’ve acquired two years of Canadian work experience.
Applications filed to the Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs pilots before June 18 will still be processed, but applications will no longer be accepted through these pilots after that date.
The Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots will only provide work permits to caregivers who have a job offer in Canada and who meet the following criteria:
Caregivers already working in Canada on a work permit who meet these criteria can also apply for permanent residence through the new pilots.
IRCC said the new pilots will have a 12-month processing standard for work permit applications and a six-month processing standard for applications for permanent residence from those who meet the work experience requirement.
Major changes from the outgoing Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs pilots include:
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said the new pilots will ensure “a clear transition from temporary to permanent status” for caregivers and their families once a caregiver has accumulated the required two years of Canadian work experience.
“Canada is caring for our caregivers. We made a commitment to improve the lives of caregivers and their families who come from around the world to care for our loved ones and with these new pilots, were are doing exactly that,” Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, said in a news release.
The new pilots will each have a maximum of 2,750 principal applicants per year, for a total of 5,500 principal applicants, plus their immediate family.
“These pilots offer important updates like occupation-specific work permits and open work permits and study permits for family members that will give caregivers the support they need while putting in the hours toward Canadian permanent residence,” said David Cohen, senior partner with the Campbell, Cohen Canadian immigration law firm in Montreal.
Find out if you are eligible for any of Canada’s current caregiver immigration programs
IRCC also announced that it will reopen its Interim Pathway for Caregivers to new applications for three months starting July 8.
This pathway is for individuals who have acquired work experience in Canada since November 30, 2014, as a home childcare provider, home support worker or a combination of both through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Work experience must match the initial description and list of main duties for Canada’s National Occupational Classification (NOC) Group 4411 or 4412.
The Interim Pathway for Caregivers will reopen to those who intend to reside outside of Quebec and who have:
Find out if you are eligible for any of Canada’s current caregiver immigration programs
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