A home care worker who does not have a status in Canada or authorization to work, may be eligible for the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots under a public policy.
About the public policy:
This public policy exempts a small group of applicants from certain requirements of the Workers in Canada stream. This means that you could still be eligible for the Workers in Canada stream even if
- you don’t have legal status in Canada and are not authorized to work
- you have legal status in Canada as a visitor, but are not authorized to work
- your previous work experience in Canada as a home care worker was
- not authorized or
- not gained while you had temporary resident status
You can include accompanying family members in Canada on your application, even if they have overstayed their temporary resident status or worked or studied without authorization.
You must still meet all other requirements of the Home Care Worker Immigration pilots and the requirements of the public policy.
Who are eligible:
You must meet these requirements to qualify for home care worker:
- You are in Canada when you apply.
- You do not have authorization to work and you
- don’t have temporary resident status or
- are a visitor
- You must have entered Canada legally on or before December 16, 2021, and lived here continuously since then.
- You had a work permit at some point during that period.
- You’re not inadmissible to Canada for reasons other than
- overstaying your temporary resident status
- working or studying without authorization
- having a family member who overstayed their temporary resident status or worked or studied without authorization
Who are not eligible:
You’re not eligible for the public policy if any of these situations apply:
- You started living in Canada after December 16, 2021.
- You made a refugee claim.
- You are under a removal order.
- You are currently in Canada on a study permit.
- You haven’t had a valid work permit at any point during your current period of residence in Canada. Work permits before this period of residence do not count.
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