Home care worker immigration pilots (HCWIP)

Home care worker immigration pilots (HCWIP)

Childcare or home support worker

2 streams: in-canada workers / applicants not working in Canada

Each stream may open multiple times in a different date at the IRCC discretion.

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Workers in Canada stream

Who can apply

1. Plan to live anywhere in Canada except for Quebec province
2. Already live in Canada (can be physically outside at the time of submission eg vacation. But your primary residency must be in canada)
3. Authorized to work full-time in Canada through
   • Valid work permit (excluding study permit holders)
   • Maintained status
   • Public policies
   • NOT count: study permit holder / biz viz
   • Out of status & unauthorized workers all the following met:
     • Residence in Canada when applying
     • Entered Canada legally on or before dec 16, 2021 and lived here continuously
     • Had a work permit at some point during that period
     • Not inadmissible to Canada for reasons other than, overstaying, working/studying without authorization for yourself or an accompanying family
     • Not made a refugee claim
     • Not under a removal order
     • Not in Canada on a study permit.

4. Min language level (clb/nclc) of 4 for all skills either English or French
   • English: celpip general/ ielts general, pte core
   • French: tef Canada, tcf Canada
5. Min education Canadian high school
   • ECA for non-canadian education high school or any other higher formal education
6. XP or training
   • At least 18 when gained
   • NOC for meeting the education or experience
     • Childcare
       • Home childcare provider (NOC44100)

Foster parent excluded

• Early childhood assistants (NOC42202)

Educator, day care teacher, supervisor excluded

• Home support
  • Home support workers/caregivers (NOC44101)
  • Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates (NOC 33102)
• One of the following (recent & relevant)
  • Work experience within 3 years prior to submission
    • Min 6 months experience continues full-time (in-or-out of canada)

You can have two part-time jobs provided that the combination adds up to at least 30 hours threshold for 6 months. Like 2 15h/w simultaneous jobs for 180 days.

• Min xp must be in 1 or combination of both nocs of the same pilot
• Not gained while studying full-time or self-employed
• Long-term sickness and parental leave excluded

OR

• Training credential within 2 years prior to submission
  • At least 17 when started the education
  • Be targeted towards the selected NOCs considering the exclusions
  • Can be a mix of occupations within each pilot (like HCP/ECA)
  • Min 6 months in duration Post-secondary level
  • Full-time min 15 hours per week
  • Offered mainly in an in-person classroom environment
  • If obtained a non-Canadian credential ECA not required, unless using this particular program to meet education requirement.
• Job offer
  • Offer
    • Full-time & permanent
    • Home childcare provider (NOC44100) or Home care worker (NOC44101)
    • WAGE: meet or exceed median wage for the location or if unavailable national
    • LOCATION: institutional settings daycare & nursing homes excluded
    • Employee-based on payroll
  • EMPLOYER:
    • TYPE: Business / non-profit or Private household

If biz, must be providing same type of care at least 1y prior to making the offer

• Must have complete responsibility for payment/setting work condition/hiring
• Must have CRA business number to hire an employee
• Cannot be spouse, parent, child, grandparent
• Must complete employer form

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