Canada Caregiver Program: Current Status and the Options Open Today
The caregiver pilots to permanent residence are paused, but Canadian families can still hire a foreign caregiver through an LMIA. Over 19 years helping families and caregivers find the option that fits.
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Our consultants are licensed by the CICC and specialize in caregiver pathways for both employers and international workers across Canada.
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We support Canadian families hiring a caregiver through the LMIA, and caregivers looking at the options that are open today.
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Our team makes sure your application meets IRCC and ESDC requirements, reducing errors, delays and refusals.
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Expert caregiver immigration services available in English, Spanish and French for employers and international caregivers.
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How the Caregiver Application Process Works
1. Consultation
Immigration Pros reviews your situation as a family or a caregiver and explains which options are open today, including the LMIA for in-home caregivers.
2. Strategy
We build the right strategy for your situation—whether you’re a family in Canada or a caregiver abroad.
3. Document
Immigration Pros gathers and organizes all the documents your application needs, so they meet IRCC and ESDC requirements.
4. Submission
Our team prepares and submits your application accurately and tracks its progress to avoid delays.
5. Support
We keep supporting you after submission—whether you’re hiring a caregiver for your family or planning your next immigration step.
How Immigration Pros Delivers Caregiver Program Success
At Immigration Pros, we support Canadian families and international caregivers through the options that are open today: the LMIA for in-home caregivers and the work permit that follows, while the caregiver pilots to permanent residence remain paused.
Our caregiver service fees vary depending on your specific needs. Contact Immigration Pros today for personalized consultation and ensure your caregiver application is handled by certified professionals.

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The caregiver pilots are paused, but families can still hire a caregiver through an LMIA. Contact us to review the options that are open for your profile.
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What is Canada’s Caregiver Program?
Canada’s caregiver pathways to permanent residence are closed to new applications. The Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots, which replaced the Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots that ended on June 17, 2024, stopped accepting applications on December 19, 2025, while IRCC processes existing ones, and no reopening date has been announced. Today, Canadian families can still hire a foreign caregiver for children, seniors or people with certified medical needs through a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and the work permit that follows.
Immigration Pros supports both Canadian employers and international caregivers through the entire caregiver application process—from Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA) to permanent residence applications.


Caregiver Pathways: What Is Open and What Is Paused
These pilots let caregivers work in Canada and then apply for permanent residence. They ended on June 17, 2024, and were replaced by the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots.
The replacement pilots for home child care and home support workers. IRCC paused intake on December 19, 2025, until further notice, while it processes existing applications.
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Who We Help
For Canadian Employers
Families Needing Caregiver Services — Need a qualified caregiver for your children, elderly parents or a family member with certified medical needs? Immigration Pros handles the LMIA and work permit process.
For International Caregivers
Your Options in Canada — While the caregiver pilots are paused, we help you review the options that are open today:
Requirements of the Caregiver Pilots (Currently Paused)
For reference: the requirements below applied to the caregiver pilots, which are not accepting new applications.
Education: Post-secondary education credential (1 year minimum) or completion of a high school diploma plus 6 months of formal training in child care or early childhood education
Language Skills: Demonstrate proficiency in English or French through approved language tests
Work Experience: At least 1 year of full-time work experience in child care or early childhood education within the last 3 years
Employment: Valid job offer from a Canadian employer for full-time child care work
Financial Support: Proof of sufficient funds to support yourself and any family members
Medical Examination: Complete medical exams as required by IRCC
Admissibility: Clean criminal record and no immigration violations
Immigration Pros reviews your profile and tells you which options are open today.


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Current Status, Hiring and Work Permits
Home Child Care Providers work with children under 18, while Home Support Workers assist seniors or people with disabilities. This program is not accepting new applications. Contact us to review the options that are open for your profile.
The Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots required 6 months of eligible caregiving experience in the last 3 years and led directly to permanent residence. They have been closed to new applications since December 19, 2025, until further notice.
It depends on the type of work permit the caregiver holds. Immigration Pros reviews your permit and explains your options for changing employers while keeping your legal status.
Yes. Employers must pay the wage required for the position under the LMIA and offer the same working conditions as Canadian workers. Immigration Pros makes sure the employment contract meets the requirements.
Yes. Under the LMIA for in-home caregivers, the employer cannot require the caregiver to live in the home. Immigration Pros clarifies living arrangements during the process.
If an employer withdraws a job offer, Immigration Pros helps caregivers understand their options and maintain legal status while working with recruitment partners to find new opportunities.
There are no specific age limits, but caregivers must demonstrate they can perform the physical demands of caregiving work. Immigration Pros assesses individual circumstances and advises on application strength.
Spouses and dependent children may be eligible to accompany caregivers or join them later. Immigration Pros provides guidance on including family members in caregiver applications.
Caregivers must achieve minimum language benchmarks in English or French. Immigration Pros evaluates your current language documentation and advises on meeting program requirements.
While Immigration Pros handles the immigration process, our allied company WorkVantage specializes in connecting Canadian families with qualified international caregivers seeking employment opportunities.


