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Canada Announces Launch Date for New PR Pathways for Home Care Workers
Canada Announces Launch Date for New PR Pathways for Home Care Workers
The upcoming changes to Canada's home care worker immigration programs. Here's a slightly more structured and concise version, highlighting key takeaways:
Canada Announces New Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots for 2025: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced new permanent residence pathways for home care workers, set to open on March 31, 2025. These new "Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots" will replace the expired Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot.
Key Features:
Permanent Residence Upon Arrival: Eligible home care workers will receive permanent residence status upon arrival in Canada. This streamlined approach aims to address the caregiver shortage and offer greater certainty to applicants.
Replaces Expired Programs: These pilots supersede previous caregiver immigration programs, including the Live-in Caregiver Program, Caring for Children Pilot, Caring for People with High Medical Needs Pilot, Interim Pathway for Caregivers Program, and the recently closed Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker Pilots.
Eligibility Criteria (Preliminary):
Language Proficiency: CLB Level 4 in English or French.
Education: Equivalent of a Canadian high school diploma.
Work Experience: Recent and relevant home care work experience (specific requirements to be confirmed).
Job Offer: Secure full-time home care employment offer in Canada.
Background and Context:
The announcement follows IRCC's initial indication of new pathways on June 3, 2024, and the subsequent closure of the previous caregiver pilots on June 17, 2024.
These pilots fall under the "Federal Economic Pilots" category within the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan.
Immigration Levels Plan and Allocation:
The 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan allocates 10,920 spots for "Federal Economic Pilots."
These spots will be shared among several programs, including the new caregiver pilots, the Agri-Food Pilot, Community Immigration Pilots, and the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot.
The specific number of spots allocated to the home care worker pilots is yet to be announced. This is a crucial detail to watch for.
IRCC will release further details about the application process and specific requirements in the coming months. Prospective applicants should monitor the IRCC website for updates.
