HOME CHILD CARE PROVIDER & HOME SUPPORT WORKER PILOT
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be approved:
- Education
- Official language proficiency.
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be approved:
- At least 24 months of qualifying Canadian work experience.
- A job offer and the ability to perform the work.
EDUCATION
The applicant must provide evidence that they have either of the following completed items:
- Canadian one-year post-secondary (or higher) educational credential.
- Foreign educational credential and an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report issued by an organization designated by IRCC.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 5.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Full-time work means at least 30 hours of paid work per week. To qualify, an applicant must have obtained work experience in an eligible occupation listed in the National Occupational Classification (NOC):
- Home Child-Care Provider Pilot applicants must have qualifying work experience as Home Child-Care Providers (NOC 4411). Applicants must have provided in-home care to children under the age of 18, whether in their own home or in the employer’s or child’s home.
- Home Support Worker Pilot applicants must have qualifying work experience as Home Support Workers and related occupations (NOC 4412).
- 24 months of experience in the last 36 hours is required to receive permanent residency.
- Applicants who are otherwise eligible but who lack the 24 months of qualifying Canadian work experience at the time of their application for permanent residence will receive an occupation-specific open work permit. Within 36 months of the issuing of the occupation-specific open work permit, the applicant must demonstrate that they have obtained at least 24 months of authorized full-time work experience. Any qualifying work experience claimed must have been obtained within 36 months of the issuing of the occupation-specific open work permit was issued.
- For applicants with at least 24 months of qualifying Canadian work experience at the time of application, they will submit their proof of qualifying work experience upfront in their application for permanent residence. The applicant must demonstrate that they have obtained a total of at least 24 months of authorized full-time work experience in Canada, in the 36 months preceding the time of application.
