Canada Caregivers work experience requirement rules modified

Foreigners who applied for the Caregivers programs to settle permanently in Canada now have another chance to realize their dream.

Canada’s Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot ended on June 17, 2024.

However, on June 16, IRCC modified the rules to accommodate those who might have missed the work experience requirements.

These changes are now in effect and apply to all applications being processed and the Candian government is processing the applications received on or before June 16.

The Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot are two economic pilot programs for foreign national caregivers who have a qualifying job offer or Canadian work experience for work in an eligible caregiver occupation and meet minimum education and language proficiency requirements.

Rules of Pilots Programs: Modified on June 16, 2024.

• You only need 6 months of work experience, instead of 12, to qualify.
• For the Gaining experience category, IRCC will accept eligible work experience from inside or outside Canada and also if the experience has been gained anytime between the 36-month period before you submitted your permanent residence application and the date you provide proof of work experience
• If you already applied to the Gaining experience category and now have enough eligible work experience, you can send the proof to IRCC.

• To reduce the work experience requirement from 12 months to 6 months
• For the Gaining experience category, to
• Accept work experience gained outside of Canada
• Accept work experience gained up to 36 months before the application for permanent residence is made, as well as work experience gained between the period of application submission and the date that the applicant demonstrates having acquired the work experience