Caregiver Visa Canada: Caregiver Pilot Programs
What is Caregiver Visa?
A caregiver visa, also known as a caregiver work permit or caregiver program, is a type of visa that allows individuals to work in Canada as caregivers for children, elderly individuals, or people with disabilities. The caregiver program is designed to address the need for qualified caregivers in Canada and provide support to Canadian families who require assistance with caregiving responsibilities.
The caregiver visa program in Canada includes two main streams:
- The Caring for Children Program:
This program is for individuals who have experience in providing childcare and are seeking employment as live-in caregivers in Canada. To be eligible, applicants must have a job offer from a Canadian employer and meet certain requirements related to education, language proficiency, and work experience.
- The Caring for People with High Medical Needs Program:
This program is for individuals with experience in providing care for individuals with high medical needs, such as elderly individuals or people with disabilities. Similar to the Caring for Children Program, applicants must have a job offer from a Canadian employer and meet specific requirements regarding education, language skills, and work experience.
Caregiver Visa Intake Cap and Processing Cap
The Home Support Worker Pilot and Home Child Care Provider Pilot have undergone modifications for the 2023 application process. See these modifications below:
- Gaining Experience Category: Maximum 1,650 applications
- 1,500 online applications
- 150 alternate format applications
- Direct PR Category: Maximum 1,100 applications
- 1,000 online applications
- 100 alternate format applications
- Gaining Experience Category: 1,650 applications
- This total includes both online and alternate-format applications
- Direct PR Category: 1,100 applications
- This total includes both online and alternate-format applications
According to Article 14.1(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, each pilot programme may only process a maximum of 2,750 applications each calendar year (IRPA). For an application to be considered complete and suitable for processing, it must satisfy the conditions outlined in section 10 of the IRPR and the application kit. Before the pilots’ expiration, all complete applications submitted within the intake cap will be processed.