Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot
Both the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot offer permanent residence to caregivers who meet the following criteria:
There are jobs that do not require an LMIA like –
Have at least 24 months of full-time qualifying work experience in the 36 months before submitting your application;
Language tests results showing a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) of 5;
One year of Canadian post-secondary education or the foreign equivalent; and
Pass an admissibility check (health, criminality, and security).
Qualifying work experience
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) outlines the following information on its work experience criteria for the pilots:
You need to have at least 24 months of full-time work experience within the 36 months of applying to a pilot
The work experience must fall under National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes 4411 or 4412
Your work experience must be in one of these jobs, it cannot be a mix of both jobs
You need to demonstrate your job matched the NOC job description and you completed most of the main duties
Your work experience does not need to be 24 months in a row. It just needs to be 24 months total
Full-time work is defined as at least 30 hours of paid work each week
Caregivers with work experience in NOC 4411 (excluding foster parents) may be eligible for permanent residence through the Home Child Care Provider Pilot:
You must care for children below the age of 18 in your home or your employer's home
You do not need to live in your employer's home to be eligible
Work experience as a foster parent does not count
Caregivers with work experience in NOC 4412 (excluding housekeepers) may be eligible for permanent residence through the Home Support Worker Pilot:
You must have taken care of someone who needs help from a home support worker. This can have taken place in your home or in your employer's home
You do not need to live in your employer's home to be eligible
Only home support workers can be eligible under NOC 4412
Experience as a housekeeper does not count
Language levels
You must take an IRCC-designated English or French language test and obtain a CLB or NCLC 5 in all four language skills: writing, reading, listening, and speaking.
Education
You must have completed a post-secondary educational credential of at least 1 year. This can be Canadian or foreign education. If it is foreign education, you must obtain an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA).
Admissibility
IRCC completes admissibility checks on permanent residence applicants to ensure new immigrants do not pose a risk to the health and safety of Canadians. Each applicant has different documents they need to submit depending on their background. IRCC specifies its requirements in its application guide. Depending on your background, you may need to submit:
Biometrics
Medical exam
Police clearance certificate
It is important to carefully read IRCC's application requirements to understand what documents you personally need to submit.