Home Child-care

Provider Pilot &

HOME SUPPORT
WORKER PILOT
An Excellent option for Caregivers &
Home Support Workers to get

Canada PR

THE HOME CHILD CARE PROVIDER PILOT THE HOME SUPPORT WORKER PILOT

This Pilot is designed for foreign nationals
with work experience in NOC 4411.
Applicants must have provided in-home care
to children under the age of 18, whether in
their own home or in the employer’s or
child’s home.
Note: Foster parents are not eligible to apply under
this Pilot.
This pilot is designed for foreign nationals
with work experience in NOC 4412.
Applicants must have qualifying work
experience as Home Support Workers and
related occupations excluding housekeepers.

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FEATURES Of These Pilot Programs
These two five-year pilot programs let qualified caregivers and their family members come to
Canada and apply for permanent residence.

The application process will be different for each applicant depending on their situation, and
work experience.

To qualify, applicants require having full time work experience as either a child care provider,
or a home support worker.

While applying, candidates must submit a work permit application along with the application
for permanent residence.

If candidates meet the requirements, they will receive a Temporary Work Permit.

This permit is an occupation- restricted open work permit, which allows holders to work as
caregivers for any employer.

Once candidates get the required 24 months of work experience, they can send in the proof
of experience to get a final decision on their PR application.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
JOB OFFER WORK EXPERIENCE
Candidates required a At least 1 year of relevant work experience required to initiate the
job offer in Canada process

With a work permit, caregivers will be able to gain the two years
LANGUAGE mandatory work experience in order to get permanent residence in
PROFICIENCY
Equivalent to Canadian
Language Benchmark EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
(CLB) level 5 - (IELTS 5
Applicants must have one year of Canadian post-secondary
band in Listening,
education or foreign equivalent to be eligible.
Writing & Speaking and
4 Band in Reading
module)

STEP

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APPLICATION PROCESS

01
STEP
Receive a Offer of Employment (IMM 5983 E) from a qualified
Canadian Employer

02
STEP
Obtain required IELTS & ECA credentials

03
STEP
Application for Permanent Residency and Work Permit will be
parallelly filed within the appropriate pilot program in Canada

04
STEP
Applicant will be granted approval to file Occupation specific
Open Work Permit from their home country.

05
Work Permit will be processed within 45 days (Average Time).
Applicant can get Work and Study Permits for his/her Spouse &
STEP children to bring them to Canada with him/her.

06
STEP
Applicant goes to Canada, get required work experience and
become eligible for Permanent Residency.

WWICS SERVICES
Technical assessment of applicant’s profile
Assigning of appropriate NOC : 4411 or 4412
Assistance in applying and obtaining an ECA report from a designated organization
Resume formatting as per Canadian Standards
Arranging Interviews by Marketing Resume with the potential Canadian Employers
Offer Letter upon selection by the Canadian employer upon employer’s discretion
Assistance in Documentation Preparation
Assistance in PR & Work Permit application preparation and submission in Canada
Open Work Permit filing in the applicant’s home country
Updating IRCC after applicant obtained required experience (at least 24 months) in Canada to
finalize applicant’s

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