Canada to open up its borders to caregiver professionals under two news schemes in 2024

CANADA has relaunched two programmes aimed at enabling migrant workers to gain entry into the country as caregivers and healthcare workers as part of a ongoing plan to boost its population through mass migration.

Under the new policy, caregivers from foreign countries are being invited to submit fresh applications to work in  Canada as from January 1, 2024. This scheme involves a five year pilot programme that allows qualified caregivers and their family members to relocate and become permanent Canadian residents.

According to the Canadian government, experienced caregivers can use either of two programmes to migrate with their family members to the country. It also revealed that only 12 months of experience is needed to qualify as against the initial 24 months for caregivers.

A government spokesman said: “The Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot are five-year pilot programmes that let qualified caregivers and their family members come to Canada with the goal of becoming permanent residents. If you’ve been offered a job in Canada as a caregiver or have experience working in Canada as a caregiver, you may be able to apply for permanent residence through one of these pilots.

“The application process will be different depending on your situation and how much qualifying work experience you have. You now only need 12 months of experience instead of 24 months to qualify.”