2023 New Application Process for Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker Pilot

Date modified: 2022-12-20
There are changes to the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot for the 2023 application process.

• Guide 0104 A1 – Home Child Care Provide…permit from outside Canada – Canada
• Guide 0104 A2 – Home Child Care Provide… permit from inside Canada – Canada

Changes to the pilot caps

We only accept a certain number of applications each year. In 2023, we’ll accept the number of applications below.

Home Child Care Provider Pilot (2750)

• Gaining experience category: 1,650 applications
  • This includes 1,500 online applications and 150 alternate format applications.
    • Note: 1,500 online applications were closed
• Direct to permanent residence category: 1,100 applications
  • This includes 1,000 online applications and 100 alternate format applications.

Home Support Worker Pilot (2750)

• Gaining experience category: 1,650 applications
  • This total includes both online and alternate format applications.
• Direct to permanent residence category: 1,100 applications
  • This total includes both online and alternate format applications.

How to get ready for the cap reset

The cap for the Home Child Care Provider Pilot fills quickly. You may want to prepare as much as you can before the cap resets. You can

• create an account in the Permanent Residence Portal (if you don’t already have one)
  • If you already have an account, you won’t have access to any caregiver applications you started before January 1, 2023 when the cap resets. You can only start a new application for the 2023 caps as of January 1, 2023.
• review the IMM 5981 E : Document Checklist Permanent Residence- Home Child Care Provider
  • You’ll complete some forms online. You can review the PDF versions of these forms to prepare the information you’ll need to include. You can find the form name and number on the document checklist.
  • You’ll complete other forms in PDF format and upload them to your application. You can start completing these forms now.
  • You can start gathering the supporting documents you’ll need.
• pay your fees before you apply
  • If you pay your fees first and then can’t submit your application because the cap was reached, you can ask for a refund.

Changes to how you can apply

We recently updated the information and forms for these pilots. Before you apply, make sure you

• use our guides to find which category you should apply to
• review the information about the category you’re applying to
• use the latest versions of each form

You must apply online through the Permanent Residence Portal. When the caps reset, you’ll need to create a new application to be able to apply. You won’t be able to access any applications you started before Jan 1, 2023.

Once you sign in to the portal, choose “Economic” when asked which program you’re applying to. You’ll then see the 4 categories available for these pilots (as long as the cap isn’t full):

• Home Child Care Provider Pilot: Gaining experience category
• Home Child Care Provider Pilot: Direct to permanent residence category
• Home Support Worker Pilot: Gaining experience category
• Home Support Worker Pilot: Direct to permanent residence category

Make sure you choose the right category. If you choose the wrong category, we may return or refuse your application.

What happens if the cap is already full when you apply

• Online applications
  You won’t be able to start an application for this category in the portal. If you started an application before we reached the cap
  • you won’t be able to submit it and
  • it will expire after approximately 30 days (see the following quote)

• Alternate format applications
  We’ll update our website when this cap is full. We won’t accept and will return any applications we receive after the cap is full.

Is there a limit on the number of caregiver applications you accept under the pilots?
Yes. We only process up to 5,500 applications each year under the caregiver pilots:

• 2,750 applications for the Home Child Care Provider Pilot
• 2,750 applications for the Home Support Worker Pilot

If your application is incomplete or we receive it after the limit has been reached, we return it to you along with your processing fees.