There are four possible immigration streams for caregivers.
Live in child care program canada.
Caring for people with high medical needs program.
Caregivers home child care provider and home support worker pilots.
The pilot program will replace the old caregiver program caring for children pathway.
The caring for children program ended on june 18 2019.
If you submitted a complete application before june 18 we ll continue to process it.
What s an occupation restricted open work permit.
If you re a caregiver who has been caring for children in canada you may be eligible for the home child care provider pilot.
Under this program a caregiver must provide at least 30 hours a week of care to.
Caring for children program.
The first is through the live in caregiver program.
What do i apply for.
To qualify as a live in caregiver the caregiver must live permanently in the house of the people they look after.
The study program for live in caregivers is full time and lasts a period of 6 months a minimum of 750 hours.
The caregiver will be able to gain essential skills including knowledge of canadian culture interpersonal communication skills guiding young children s behavior and other skills.
Live in caregiver program find out how to change your employer under the live in caregiver program lcp apply to change your employer extend or change the conditions of your work permit and learn about applying for permanent residency.
Home child care occupation classification after noc system is noc 4411.
The live in caregiver program is a full time 6 month training program that prepares students to work for a canadian family as a nanny caring for children.
A foreign national can be sponsored as a nanny live in caregiver via canada s live in caregiver program and must meet both the requirements outlined by the citizenship and immigration canada and human resources and skills development canada hrsdc.
I m working in canada as a caregiver but i don t meet the requirements for the caregiver pilots.
It is government accredited and prepares you to work for a canadian family either as a nanny caring for children or as a caregiver to a dependent elderly or disabled person.
A live in caregiver in canada is a person qualified to give professional child care care for old people or the disabled unsupervised in private households.
An employer in quebec has offered me a job as a caregiver.
Can i apply to extend my work permit.
Permanent residence through the live in caregiver program lcp caring for children terminated june 18 2019 caring for people with high medical needs terminated june 18 2019 interim pathway for caregivers no longer accepting applications home child care provider and home support worker pilots effective june 18 2019.
The pilot was aimed to open a pathway for permanent residency for applicants who have work experience as home child care providers.