Federal Minimum Necessary Income for Sponsorship Size of Family UnitMinimum Income 2023Minimum Income 2021 2 persons $44,530 $32,898 3 persons $54,743 $40,444 4 persons $66,466 $49,106 5 persons $75,384 $55,6943 more rows
Personal Aide/Caregiver: An in-home caregiver in Pennsylvania is required to complete an 8 hour course and pass an exam to become a certified caregiver. The course covers basic training such as infection control, communication skills, and emergency procedures.
If you want to find a new employer, a Service Canada Centre may have information about available caregiver positions. You can also use the national Job Bank to find a new employer. If you haven't found a new job as a live-in caregiver, and your work permit is about to expire, you can apply for a bridge extension.
Canada is offering a new unprecedented opportunity for qualified foreign caregivers to obtain Canadian permanent residency (PR) as soon as they arrive in Canada. This new caregiver pilot program replaces Canada's “Home Child Care Provider” and “Home Support Worker” pilot programs, which came to an end in 2024.
Advanced National Caregiver Certification Course (ANCCC) – Accepted in Canada and USA – $300. ANCCC includes all materials in the National Caregiver Certification course (NCCC), but it is a more comprehensive course in that it includes several additional topics and goes into greater depth.
To be eligible for any of the three caregiver benefits, you must be able to show that: your regular weekly earnings from work have decreased by more than 40%; and. you have accumulated 600 insured hours of work in the last 52 weeks, or since the start of your last claim (this period is called the qualifying period)
You can only apply for Canada immigration without IELTS if it is a visit visa or low-skilled work visa (such as a caregiver). In such instances, the applicants must have a previous history of communication in English.