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Reduced work experience requirement for caregiver pilots

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada
Operative dateApril 30, 2023
CategoryResidence
Policy toolEligibility

Policy effect

IRCC reduced the required Canadian work experience for foreign caregivers to qualify for permanent residence under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot from 24 months to 12 months.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: IRCC reduced the required Canadian work experience for foreign caregivers to qualify for permanent residence under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot from 24 months to 12 months.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

Rechie Valdez today announced that the amount of work experience in Canada required for a caregiver to qualify for permanent residence is being reduced from 24 months to 12 months. In addition, some spaces under the existing caregiver pathways have been reserved for caregivers who already have work experience in Canada from a previous work permit so that they are able to apply for permanent residence. The change will be effective as of April 30, 2023, and will be retrospective for caregivers who have already applied. As a result, caregivers and their families will benefit from a faster path to permanent … criteria is intended to apply to applicants from both the Home Child Care Provider (HCCP) pilot and the Home Support Worker (HSW) pilot, including those whose applications have already been received by IRCC and prospective applicants for the remainder of the five‑year pilots. - Since the launch of the pilots in 2019, nearly 1,600 caregivers and their family members have become permanent residents. In 2022 alone, nearly 1,100 caregivers and their family members became permanent residents through the two pilots. - Immigration accounts for almost all of Canada’s labour force growth. Roughly 75% of Canada …
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Reduced work experience requirement for caregiver pilots. Effective 2023-04-30.; Caregivers: Reduced work experience requirements for permanent residenceOpen official source
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