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Home Child Care Provider Pilot

The Home Child Care Provider Pilot offers caregivers providing child care in a private household a combined work permit and direct route to permanent residence — built to remove the separate, later PR application many earlier caregiver programs required.

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The Home Child Care Provider Pilot offers caregivers providing child care in a private household a combined work permit and direct route to permanent residence — built to remove the separate, later PR application many earlier caregiver programs required.

Key figures at a glance

Source sequence preserved
CombinedWork permit + PR pathway
CLB 5Language requirement
Post-secondaryCanadian credential or equivalent
Privatehousehold Work setting required

Eligibility Requirements

Application timeline

Application timeline

Sequence and requirements

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RequirementDetail
Job offerA qualifying offer for child care work in a private household
Language abilityCLB 5 in English or French
EducationA Canadian post-secondary credential, or a foreign equivalent
Work experienceOccupation-specific experience requirements, assessed against current pilot criteria
Presented in the supplied source sequenceReviewed 2026
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Choose the campusThe program, institution and post-study plan should make sense together before filing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to work for the same family the whole time?

Work permit conditions under this pilot are occupation-specific rather than tied to one named employer in the way a standard employer-specific permit is — current program rules should be checked for the exact conditions in effect.

How is this different from older caregiver programs?

Earlier caregiver programs generally required a separate PR application after a set period of work; this pilot is designed to combine the work permit and PR pathway into one structured process.

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Find your placeThe right study choice balances the program, purpose, budget and longer-term pathway.

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