IRCC publicizes eligibility for brand new Residence Care Employee pathways to everlasting residence…

Residence care staff can now get extra data on the forthcoming pathways to Canadian everlasting residence.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has posted extra particulars on the forthcoming Residence Care Employee Immigration Pilots (HCWP)—together with lowered language, work expertise, and schooling eligibility standards for candidates.

The Residence Care Employee Immigration Pilots are two forthcoming Labour Market Influence Evaluation (LMIA)-exempt immigration pathways for international house care staff to search out employment and obtain everlasting residence (PR) upon arrival to Canada. They’re set to be launched on March 31, 2025.

The immigration division clarified that upon opening, the HCWP will solely settle for purposes from candidates who’re at present in Canada. Candidates exterior Canada may have the chance to use at a later date.

IRCC additionally offered additional particulars for these pathways, which will likely be lined on this article, together with

• Which streams are included throughout the HCWP;
• Eligibility necessities for language scores, work expertise, and job gives;
• HCWP eligibility for out-of-status staff in Canada; and
• Steering for candidates to the (now closed) Residence Little one Care Employee and Residence Help Employee Pilots.

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What are the streams for the brand new Residence Care Employee Immigration Pilots?

Overseas nationals can apply to the brand new HCWP beneath one among two streams:

• The Employees in Canada stream; and
• The Candidates not working in Canada stream.

Upon opening on the finish of March, solely the Employees in Canada stream will settle for new purposes. The Candidates not working in Canada stream will open its utility consumption later within the 12 months.

IRCC advises that potential candidates to the Employees in Canada stream take an accepted language take a look at, and get their schooling assessed by means of an Training Credential Evaluation (ECA), in anticipation of the HCWP’s opening date in March.

The immigration division has not launched particulars on utility procedures for the Candidates not working in Canada stream. Extra particulars will likely be posted by IRCC as soon as obtainable.

IRCC additionally warns that “steerage on learn how to put together to use” could change at any time and advises these to examine their internet pages commonly for any updates.

Who’s eligible for the HCWP?

Eligibility standards for newcomers making use of to the HCWP are lined within the desk:

Job supply circumstances

*Newcomers making use of to the HCWP could maintain a job supply from any of the next organizations:

• Residence well being care service suppliers;
• Residence care help service suppliers;
• Direct care companies;
• Private care companies in residential settings; or
• Pediatric house well being care service suppliers.

Provides from recruitment and placement companies usually are not eligible to fulfill the job supply necessities.

Be aware that an LMIA shouldn’t be required in help of job gives.

Further eligibility for out-of-status staff and former candidates

IRCC has opened eligibility for the HCWP to house care staff in Canada who’re at present out of standing. These people should still be eligible to use beneath the HCWP attributable to a public coverage. A restricted variety of spots can be found to this cohort.

As well as, some earlier candidates to the Residence Little one Care Supplier and Residence Help Employee Pilots (a earlier house care employee immigration pathway that expired in June 2024) could proceed to use beneath the previous pathway. Newcomers who utilized beneath the earlier pilot’s “Gaining expertise class” earlier than June 2024, and who’ve now constructed up sufficient eligible work expertise could ship IRCC proof of their work expertise beneath earlier pointers, to have their everlasting residence (PR) utility thought-about.

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