Canada has halted the Home Care Worker Immigration programs, causing a setback for potential applicants and their families. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that due to ongoing high demand and limited spaces, intake for the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots is paused and will not reopen in March 2026. The applications already received will continue to be processed.
Home care workers who provide essential support to seniors, children and people with disabilities may have already applied for permanent residence through pilot programs. Due to ongoing high demand, interest in the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots continues to exceed the spaces available, leading to longer wait times.
IRCC communicated, “While we understand that this will be disappointing for prospective applicants and their families, this pause will prevent further inventory growth and support our goal to bring immigration back to sustainable levels. We will continue to process. Any future updates will be shared publicly.”
Home Care Worker Immigration pilots
The Home Care Worker Immigration pilots for Child Care and Home Support help skilled workers who have a job offer in the field immigrate to Canada permanently.
Eligibility
One can apply for permanent residence through the pilots if they are eligible to apply for permanent residence through the pilots if they have a full-time job offer in home care, relevant work experience or training and the required language skills and education. Employers can hire qualified home care workers through these pilots.
These pilots offer permanent residence to skilled workers who want to work in home child care or home support in Canada.
There are 2 pilots:
Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot: Child Care
Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot: Home Support
Each pilot has 2 application streams:
Workers in Canada
Applicants not working in Canada
Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot ended on June 17, 2024