{"id":3565,"date":"2025-09-30T17:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T21:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cadimmigration.com\/?p=3565"},"modified":"2025-09-30T17:13:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T21:13:36","slug":"canada-ends-permanent-residence-pathway-for-caregivers-outside-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cadimmigration.com\/?p=3565","title":{"rendered":"Canada Ends Permanent Residence Pathway for Caregivers Outside the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">IRCC Confirms Closure of &#8220;Applicants Not Working in Canada&#8221; Stream<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has officially closed the \u201capplicants not working in Canada\u201d intake of the <strong>Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots (HCWP)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This stream, originally intended to allow caregivers abroad to apply for permanent residence (PR), <strong>never officially opened<\/strong> before being marked as \u201cclosed\u201d on September 29, 2025, on IRCC\u2019s website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The closure impacts both the <strong>Home Support Worker<\/strong> and <strong>Child Care Provider<\/strong> options of the pilot program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">What Options Remain for Caregivers Outside Canada?<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Caregivers abroad still have pathways to move to Canada in 2025, even though the HCWP\u2019s international stream has closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Express Entry for Healthcare Professionals<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NOC 33102 (Nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates) remains eligible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These candidates are prioritized under the <strong>Healthcare and Social Services category-based draws<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The most recent healthcare draw had a <strong>CRS cut-off of 470<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) inviting caregivers<\/strong><br>Some PNP streams still consider home care worker NOC codes:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manitoba PNP (Skilled Worker Overseas stream)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Brunswick PNP (Priority Occupations stream)<\/strong> \u2013 accepts NOCs 33102, 44101, and 42202 (but not 44100).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Newfoundland and Labrador PNP (Skilled Worker category)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Why Did IRCC Close the International Caregiver Intake?<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Several possible reasons explain this decision:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Large Backlog of Caregiver Applications<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As of <strong>September 11, 2025<\/strong>, IRCC\u2019s <strong>caregiver pilots had 34,400 applications<\/strong> in inventory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IRCC only plans to process <strong>14% (about 4,816 applications)<\/strong> in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From January to September 11, about <strong>4,200 caregivers and dependents<\/strong> already landed in Canada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Limited Admissions Targets<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IRCC\u2019s goal for the HCWP (in-Canada intake) is <strong>2,750 permanent residents<\/strong> in 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overall, <strong>federal economic pilot programs (including Caregivers, Agri-Food, Start-Up Visa, and EMPP)<\/strong> are capped at <strong>10,920 PR admissions<\/strong> this year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This figure includes both principal applicants and their dependents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shift in Immigration Policy<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IRCC has emphasized <strong>transitioning temporary residents already in Canada<\/strong> into permanent residents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This aligns with the trend of <strong>CEC-focused Express Entry draws<\/strong> and the requirement for <strong>75% of provincial nominations to go to in-Canada candidates<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Caregiver Pilots: Current Inventory Snapshot (as of Sept 11, 2025)<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\"><thead><tr><th>Program \/ Stream<\/th><th>Applications in Inventory<\/th><th>Planned Processing in 2025<\/th><th>Expected Admissions Target<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Home Child Care Provider \/ Home Support Worker<\/td><td>Part of 34,400 total<\/td><td>4,816 (14%)<\/td><td>2,750 (in-Canada intake only)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Federal Economic Pilots (All Programs incl. Caregivers, Agri-Food, Start-Up, EMPP)<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><td>10,920 total admissions<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Key Takeaways<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>international caregiver PR intake has been permanently shut down<\/strong> before ever launching.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candidates abroad must now rely on <strong>Express Entry healthcare draws<\/strong> or <strong>PNP caregiver streams<\/strong> to immigrate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IRCC\u2019s strategy clearly prioritizes those <strong>already in Canada on temporary status<\/strong>, while controlling international intake due to heavy backlogs and admission caps.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\">For a <strong> consultation<\/strong> about Immigration options, reach out to the <strong>CAD IMMIGRATION <\/strong>today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cadimmigration\/profilecard\/?igsh=aWYzamtvMzlvZHUy\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#fffffa;background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(135,9,53) 0%,rgb(179,22,22) 100%)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cad_immigration?_t=8rYlOtSiktj&amp;_r=1\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#fffffa;background:linear-gradient(317deg,rgb(135,9,53) 0%,rgb(179,22,22) 100%)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TIKTOK<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cad-immigration\/\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#fffffa;background:linear-gradient(42deg,rgb(135,9,53) 0%,rgb(179,22,22) 100%)\">LINKEDIN<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRCC Confirms Closure of &#8220;Applicants Not Working in Canada&#8221; Stream What Options Remain for Caregivers Outside Canada? Caregivers abroad still have pathways to move to Canada in 2025, even though the HCWP\u2019s international stream has closed. Why Did IRCC Close the International Caregiver Intake? 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