New caregiver pilot programs to provide home care workers with PR status on arrival in Canada

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 21:51:34 +0000

As the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot come to a close in June 2024, Immigration Minister Marc Miller, has announced new, enhanced caregiver pilots. 

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Work experience requirement cut in half for applicants in Canada’s caregiver pilot programs

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:48:11 +0000

Speaking from Scarborough today, Members of Parliament Salma Zahid and Rechie Valdez announced that the amount of work experience in Canada required for a caregiver to qualify for permanent residence is being reduced from 24 to 12 months. The change will take effect as of April 30, 2023, and is retrospective for caregivers who have […]

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IRCC to improve immigration pilot program management following internal audit

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:00:07 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is creating guiding principles for managing immigration pilot programs following the recommendation of an internal audit. The Internal Audit and Accountability Branch of IRCC provides senior management with an independent review designed to improve departmental operations. The internal audit assesses IRCC’s risk management, governance, and control processes. From June […]

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Canada caring for caregivers: Assessing genuineness of the job offer is part of the process

Credit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:30:48 +0000

On June 18, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) revamped its caregiver programs. Gone was the requirement that employers first obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment and that caregivers work in Canada without their families for at least two years before they could apply for permanent residency. Instead, caregivers can immediately apply for permanent […]

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Canada caring for caregivers: Assessing genuineness of job offer is part of the process

Credit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:30:48 +0000

On June 18, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) revamped its caregiver programs. Gone was the requirement that employers first obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment and that caregivers work in Canada without their families for at least two years before they could apply for permanent residency. Instead, caregivers can immediately apply for permanent […]

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New caregiver pilot programs allow families to come along

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 08:33:52 +0000

Caregivers will soon have access to two new five-year caregiver immigration pilots that will replace the current Caring for Children and Caring for People with High Medical Needs pilot programs. The new pilots will allow caregivers to come to Canada together with their family and provide a pathway to permanent residence. Caregivers will also soon […]

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