ABOUT THE PILOT
The Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot are 5-year pilot programs that let qualified caregivers and their family members come to Canada with the goal of becoming permanent residents.
If you’ve been offered a job in Canada as a caregiver or have experience working in Canada as a caregiver, you may be able to apply for permanent residence through one of these pilots.
If you’ve been offered a job in Canada as a caregiver or have experience working in Canada as a caregiver, you may be able to apply for permanent residence through one of these pilots.
Job Title
Home child care provider (NOC 4411)
- You must care for children under the age of 18 in your own home or in your employer’s home
- You must care for someone who needs help from a home support worker either in your own home or in your employer’s home
requirementS
Experience
You must have at least three years’ work experience in either childcare or senior care and/or 6 months' of related professional training.
You must have at least three years’ work experience in either childcare or senior care and/or 6 months' of related professional training.
Education
You must have a completed post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year in Canada. If you don’t have a Canadian education credential, you need to get your foreign education credential assessed to show that it’s equal to a completed Canadian post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year.
You must have a completed post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year in Canada. If you don’t have a Canadian education credential, you need to get your foreign education credential assessed to show that it’s equal to a completed Canadian post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year.
Language levels
You need to take a language test to prove you meet the minimum language skills. To measure your English or French skills, we use:
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