Home Child Care Provider

The applicant needs to show proof that they have either of the following things finished: 

• Canadian 1-year post-secondary (or higher) educational credential or
• foreign educational credential equivalent to the above and an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report issued for immigration purposes by an organization designated by IRCC

For the Gaining Experience category, they accept qualifying work experience obtained either within or outside Canada during the 36-month period preceding your permanent residence application submission, up until the date you provide proof of work experience. If you have previously applied under the Gaining Experience category and now meet the required amount of eligible work experience, you can submit proof accordingly.

Your qualifying work experience must:

- Be within one of the following National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes: home child care provider or home support worker.

- It cannot be a combination of both NOCs.

- Match the job description outlined in the NOC and involve performing most of the main duties listed.

- Have been acquired during the 36-month period preceding your permanent residence application submission and up to the date you provide proof of work experience.

- You have 36 months from the issuance of your occupation-restricted open work permit to submit proof of work experience.

- Accumulate to a total of at least 6 months; it does not need to be continuous, just cumulative within the specified period.

- Involve full-time employment, defined as at least 30 hours of paid work each week. Weeks where you worked fewer than 30 hours are not counted.

- Exclude any work experience gained while you were a full-time student.

- Canadian work experience must have been authorized under a work permit, maintained status, or a public policy.

- Experience gained through employment for a business can also count, but an initial occupation-restricted open work permit will only be issued if the job offer does not originate from a business. Please refer to the job offer requirements for more details.

- Ensure you retain any documents demonstrating at least 6 months of work experience.

When applying for permanent residency through the Home Support Worker Pilot or the Home Child Care Provider Pilot, applicants are not required to be employed at that time.

For qualification, one's work experience in Canada does not have to be continuous; however, the 12-month employment requirement cannot include any time spent

• any prolonged absence from Canada (including any time spent working for a foreign employer)
• times when one is unemployed
• protracted illness
• parental leave

Vacation time that is within a reasonable range will be taken into account for fulfilling the work experience requirement. For instance, an applicant who completed a 2-week paid vacation leave during a 52-week period while working toward a qualification would be eligible, regardless of whether the vacation time was spent in Canada or outside Canada.

The duration of the applicant's qualifying work experience will not include any time spent working for themselves or working during times when they were enrolled full-time in school. 
 
The applicant must present proof that they were not enrolled in full-time study at the time they obtained their full-time work experience, even if there is a period of overlap between their work permit and study permit. For example, they could show that the work experience was obtained after they finished their full-time studies by presenting a transcript of their schools and documentation of their program completion. Work experience obtained during academic breaks or prior to the completion of a full-time study program is not eligible.

• Occupation-Restricted: The permit allows the holder to work in the specific occupation of home child care

• Open in Terms of Employer: While restricted to the occupation, the permit is open regarding the employer, meaning you can work for any employer in Canada as long as you are working in the specified occupation.

• Duration: Typically valid for three years, allowing sufficient time to gain the required work experience for permanent residence.

You now need only 6 months of eligible work experience, whether gained inside or outside Canada, to qualify for permanent residence.
Your work experience must meet the following criteria:

- It must fall under one of these National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes: home child care provider or home support worker. It cannot be a combination of both.

- Your duties must align with the NOC job description, and you must have performed most of the main duties listed.

- This experience must have been acquired anytime within the 36 months preceding your permanent residence application submission and up to the date you provide proof of work experience.

- You have 36 months from the issuance of your occupation-restricted open work permit to submit proof of your work experience.

- The 6 months of work does not need to be continuous; it can be accumulated within the specified period.

- It must constitute full-time work, defined as at least 30 hours of paid work per week. Weeks where you worked less than 30 hours are not counted.

- Any work experience obtained while you were a full-time student does not qualify.

- Canadian work experience must have been authorized under a work permit, maintained status, or a public policy.

- Experience gained from working for a business can be counted. However, an initial occupation-restricted open work permit will only be issued if you have a job offer that meets specific requirements.