The Caregiver program is a program for individuals who want to migrate and work in Canada as caregivers. A new caregiver immigration pilot program was launched on June 18, 2019, and has replaced all old, expired, or soon expiring caregiver programs. The new caregiver pilot program has more flexibility and has more good news for prospective caregiver applicants. The new caregiver program has a quota of 5,500 total applications every year under both caregiver pilots i.e.
Under Home Child Care Provider Pilot (HCCP), a total of 2,750 applications each year; and
Under Home Support Worker Pilot (HSWP), a total 2,750 applications each year
1.In the new caregiver pilot immigration program the caregiver program is no longer employer-specific although it is still employer-driven; meaning caregivers still need Canadian employers to hire them but now employers are not required to undergo the LMIA process to hire a caregiver.
Now rather than employer-specific the profession is declared as occupation-specific, means caregivers are not bound to work for that specific employer or location once they receive their work permits and are free to work for any or as many employers or locations as they want or able to find but with the same National Occupation Classification Code.
For example, a caregiver has obtained a work permit under NOC 4411 under Home Child Care Provider (HCCP) program; he/she can work with multiple employers in the same NOC and similarly if a caregiver obtained a work permit under NOC 4412 Home Support Work Pilot (HSWP) for the caring of patients or elderly with medical needs; he/she can work with multiple employers in the same NOC to qualify for permanent residence of Canada.
2.In the new caregiver program, the whole family like spouses and children can come to Canada alongside the principal applicant even at the work permit stage and later can be part of the application for the permanent residence; whilst living in Canada.
The new Caregivers give great flexibility in terms of changing the jobs quickly and remove the barriers that restraints the dependent family members of the caregiver from coming to Canada along with the caregivers.
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