Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot-No qualifying work experience

You’ve never worked full-time as a caregiver in Canada.

About the process

If you don’t have any qualifying work experience, you can apply for permanent residence through the Home Child Care Provider Pilot or the Home Support Worker Pilot as long as you meet the other eligibility requirements.

You apply to either the HCCPP or the HSWP, depending on occupation you plan to work in.
You submit a work permit application Together with your permanent residence application.
If you meet the requirements, you get a work permit to work in Canada temporarily.
The work permit you get is an occupation-restricted open work permit and lets you work as a caregiver for any employer.
Get at least 24 months of work experience to qualify for PR.
You send CIC proof of your work experience once you have enough.
CIC make a final decision on your application for PR.

Your family members are also eligible to come with you to Canada. You can include their work or study permit applications with your application.

Eligibility

Genuine and valid job offer

Made using Offer of Employment IMM5983
Full-time, at least 30 hours of paid work each week.
From a Canadian employer
Outside the Quebec
From an employer who’s not an embassy, high commission or consulate.
Genuine, a real need to hire you

The job must be in the NOC job that matched the pilot you apply for:

Home child care provider（NOC 4411）
Home Support Worker（NOC 4412）

Ability to do the work

CIC uses any past experience or training you have to decide if you’re able to do the work described in the NOC job description (lead statement).

Language levels

You need to take a language test to prove you meet the minimum language skills.

The minimum language skills is CLB 5 in English or NCLC 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.