Caregivers (home care workers)
Caregivers used to get permanent residence through special pilots. IRCC lists them all as closed: the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots, the Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots (closed June 17, 2024), the Live-in Caregiver Program and older pilots.
ClosedAll caregiver PR pilots and programs are closed to new applications, including the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots. You can still apply to work temporarily as a home care worker.
Step-by-step checklist
0 of 2 doneDocuments you usually need
- See IRCC’s page for the current temporary work option
After you apply
- IRCC keeps processing applications it accepted before the programs closed.
Processing times change every week. Check today’s times on IRCC’s official tool. Check processing times ↗
Official sources:
Checked against IRCC pages on 2026-10-30.
General information only. This is not legal advice and does not check whether you are eligible. Your own checklist in your IRCC account is what counts. Last checked 2026-10-30.