You can stay for good, from the start or after a set time.

Home Care Worker Immigration pilots: child care and home support

Permanent residence Closed Canada

Home Care Worker Immigration pilots: child care and home support

Run by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Closed. Both streams (workers in Canada and applicants not working in Canada) are closed while IRCC processes existing applications. No reopening date is given. Anyone selling a place in this pilot is not telling the truth.

Only for people in health.

Job offer: Not applicable. The pilots are closed.
Language: Not stated on the official page
Education: Not stated on the official page
Work experience: Not stated on the official page
Government fee: Not applicable while closed. The fee page lists CAD 1,590 per adult for the 2025 caregiver pilots.
Processing time: Not stated on the official page
Money you must show: Not stated on the official page
When and to whom you pay: Not applicable. The pilots are closed.

Read the official page

Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says

Read on canada.ca on 2026-10-18: "Closed: Immigrate through the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots"; "Streams closed"; "The pilots are closed while we focus on processing existing applications." Page details date 2026-04-23. Another official page.

Never pay an agent

Every route here is applied for on the government's own website. Fees go to the government only. Anyone who asks you to pay them for a visa, a job offer or a lottery win is not to be trusted. Check a message or offer.

Other routes into Canada

Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Canada
Express Entry: Canadian Experience Class · Canada
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Trades Program · Canada
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Human Capital Priorities stream · Canada · closed
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program: Ontario Workforce Priority stream · Canada
Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program: International Skilled Worker, Occupation In-Demand · Canada
Atlantic Immigration Program · Canada
Study permit · Canada
Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) · Canada

Permanent residence routes in other countries

EB-2 National Interest Waiver (green card without an employer) · United States
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189), Points tested stream · Australia
Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) · Australia
Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa · New Zealand
Straight to Residence Visa (Green List Tier 1) · New Zealand

How to keep your money safe

Never pay an agent, a consultant or a "visa officer" on WhatsApp or Telegram. Every route here is applied for on the government's own website.
A real employer never asks you to pay for a job offer, a sponsorship certificate or a visa deposit.
Government fees are paid to the government itself, on its own website or at its embassy. Never into a person's bank account or mobile money.
Check the web address. Canada uses canada.ca, the UK uses gov.uk, the US uses .gov. A look-alike address is a fake.
Nobody can promise you a visa or win you a lottery. The US visa lottery is free to enter on its own website.