Caregivers

Canada has a dedicated immigration stream for caregivers, workers who provide in-home care for children, seniors, or people with medical needs, that historically operated under the Live-in Caregiver Program (now closed to new applicants) and currently runs through Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots. These pathways offer a clear route from work permit to permanent residency for qualified caregivers, particularly applicants from the Philippines, India, and other major source countries.

This section covers the realities of the caregiver pathways: the original Live-in Caregiver Program’s legacy implications for current applicants, the demand for Filipino home care workers in Canada, and the broader caregiver-to-PR transition timeline. If you’re applying as a caregiver or hiring through these programs, the guides below cover the documentation, work-hour requirements, and PR transition strategy.