Steps to Become a Caregiver in Canada
Below are the steps and requirements to how you can apply to become a caregiver in Canada:
Step 1: Meet all the requirements imposed by the new program.
Step 2: Submit an application for PR and or study/work permit for yourself and your family members.
It is required that you will need a Job offer, a CLB level 5, and 1 year Canadian Post-secondary education – foreign equivalency requires by IQAS or WES.
You will also need an occupation specific work permit to obtain the work experience you need for PR and get work or study permit for your spouse and children.
Eligibility For Home Child Care Provider
You may be eligible to apply for the Home Child Care Provider Pilot or Home Support Worker Pilot, if you:
- have a genuine and valid job offer
- are able to do the job
- meet the language level
- meet the education requirement
- are admissible to Canada
- plan to live outside the province of Quebec as a permanent resident
Genuine and valid job offer
The job you are offered must be:
- made using Offer of Employment IMM 5983 (PDF, 2.33 MB)
- full-time, which means at least 30 hours of paid work each week
- from a Canadian employer
- outside the province of Quebec
- from an employer who’s not an embassy, high commission or consulate
- genuine, meaning there’s a real need to hire you
The job you’re offered must be in the National Occupational Classification (NOC) job that matches the pilot you apply for:
Home Child Care Provider (NOC 4411)
- You must care for children under the age of 18 in your own home or in your employer’s home
- You don’t need to live in your employer’s home to qualify
- Experience as a foster parent doesn’t count
Home Support Worker (NOC 4411)
- You must care for someone who needs help from a home support worker either in your own home or in your employer’s home
- You don’t need to live in your employer’s home to qualify
- Only home support workers are eligible under NOC 4412
- Experience as a housekeeper doesn’t count.
Language levels
You need to take a language test to prove you meet the minimum language skills.
To measure your English or French skills, we use:
- Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) for English
- Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC) for French
The minimum language skill is CLB 5 in English or NLCL 5 in French for all 4 language skills:
- writing
- reading
- listening
- speaking
Education
You must have a completed post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year in Canada. If you don’t have a Canadian education credential, you need to get your foreign education credential assessed to show that it’s equal to a completed Canadian post-secondary education credential of at least 1 year.
Visit the following links for more information:
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Sources:
- https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/inadmissibility.html
- https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/caregivers/child-care-home-support-worker/no-experience-eligibility.html
- http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/index.html
- https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/documents/pdf/english/kits/forms/imm5983e.pdf
- https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/caregivers/child-care-home-support-worker/no-experience-language-testing.html
- https://www.language.ca/ressourcesexpertise/niveaux-de-competence-linguistique-canadiens/
- https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/caregivers/child-care-home-support-worker/no-experience-education-assessed.html
- https://www.alberta.ca/iqas-overview.aspx
- https://www.wes.org/ca/
