You may be eligible to apply for permanent residence in Canada after you have had the following work experience under the Live-in Caregiver Program: 24 months of authorized full-time live-in employment, or. 3,900 hours of authorized full-time employment. You can complete these hours within a minimum of 22 months.
Most Canadian provinces and territories have created Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), specific to their needs, to recruit workers from abroad who intend to settle as permanent residents in a given province or territory.
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.
Note: Foreign caregivers working in Canada may be eligible for permanent residency, provided they meet IRCC requirements. For more information on the pathways to permanent residence for caregivers, and the specific occupations that are eligible, visit IRCC.
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.
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
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)
How long is the processing time for a live-in caregiver application? Processing times are based on statistics gathered by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and are averaged. The current processing time for a Live-in caregiver application is approximately 38 months.
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.