Canada's federal Caregivers Immigration Program

On February 23, 2019, the Federal Department of Immigration and Immigration Canada (IRCC) announced that it will implement a new 5-year Caregivers Immigrant Pilot Program that will replace the previous Live-in Caregiver Program.  Under the new program, applicants will undergo an immigration assessment before coming to Canada, and after obtaining a work visa and working in Canada for two years, they will be able to submit a federal permanent residence application directly.

 The main applicant lands in Canada to work on a work visa for a specific occupation, during which he/she is allowed to change employers, his/her spouse and children can come to Canada with him/her, his/her spouse can work on an open work visa, and his/her children can enjoy free public education.

 The new Caregivers immigration pilot programs include: the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Work Pilot.

 The annual application quota for the program is 2,750. On June 18, 2019, the program officially began accepting applications.

Currently, the Federal Caregivers Immigration Program is divided into two application categories, and the acceptable quotas for both categories in 2023 are as follows:

Accumulated experience category：1650

● 1500 online applications (Maximum reached and closed on January 1, 2023)

● 150 other applications (Maximum reached and closed on 1 February 2023)

Direct permanent residence category：1100

● 1000 online applications (Maximum reached and closed on 19 April 2023)

● 100 other applications

Canada\'s federal Caregivers Immigration Program.pdf

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