There are 2 pilots to let you hire a foreign in-home caregiver:
Home Child Care Provider pilot
National Occupational Classification 4411, excluding foster parents
Home Support Worker pilot
National Occupational Classification 4412, excluding housekeepers
The Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots provide in-home caregivers with the opportunity to become a permanent resident once they have 2 years of eligible work experience in Canada. It also lets their family members come to Canada to work or study while they get work experience.
All employers (outside Quebec) who want to hire an in-home caregiver from overseas must hire them through these 2 pilots.
If you submitted a Labour Market Impact Assessment application through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to hire a caregiver who is outside Canada on or after June 18, 2019, their work permit application won’t be processed.
If you want to hire a foreign in-home caregiver who is already in Canada, you may continue to do so either through the:
Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Live-In Caregiver Program
Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots
The Live-in Caregiver Program is closed to new applicants. You can only hire a caregiver through the program if you have:
found a caregiver who already has a work permit in the Live-in Caregiver Program and who is looking for a new employer, and
been approved for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) that shows the caregiver has agreed to live in your home
If this doesn’t apply to you, you can still hire a foreign caregiver through the:
Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Workers pilots
No LMIA required for the pilots.
Temporary Foreign Worker Program
You need to get a positive LMIA from Service Canada and the caregiver must apply for a regular work permit.
You can decide, with the caregiver, if they live in or out of your home.