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Temporary Home Care Worker Work Permit

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route covers two occupations only: home child care provider (NOC 44100) and home support worker (NOC 44101), working for an employer who holds a positive labour market impact assessment under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

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  • chars 35-518
    You may be able to work as a **home child care provider** ( [NOC\\ 44100](https://noc.esdc.gc.ca/Structure/NOCProfile?code=44100&version=2021.0)) or **home support worker** ( [NOC\\ 44101](https://noc.esdc.gc.ca/Structure/NOCProfile?code=44101&version=2021.0)) for an employer who has a positive labour market impact assessment (LMIA) through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). This type of work permit application for caregivers in Canada currently gets faster processing.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The employer drives the process: they must obtain a positive LMIA first, and only once they have it can the worker apply for the work permit.

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  • chars 3155-3496
    ### How to apply Your employer will need to [get\\ a positive LMIA](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/caregiver/apply.html) first. Once they have a positive LMIA, you can [apply for a work permit](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/work-permit.html).

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The pathway is confined to two occupations: home child care provider (NOC 44100) and home support worker (NOC 44101); anyone wanting to work in another caregiver occupation has to follow the normal process to work in Canada. The labour-market condition is that the employer holds a positive labour market impact assessment (LMIA) under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture states no qualification, education, experience, language or wage requirement for the worker.
  • It does not say what the positive LMIA has to demonstrate, and it does not describe the two occupations as being in shortage.
  • chars 35-817
    You may be able to work as a **home child care provider** ( [NOC\\ 44100](https://noc.esdc.gc.ca/Structure/NOCProfile?code=44100&version=2021.0)) or **home support worker** ( [NOC\\ 44101](https://noc.esdc.gc.ca/Structure/NOCProfile?code=44101&version=2021.0)) for an employer who has a positive labour market impact assessment (LMIA) through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). This type of work permit application for caregivers in Canada currently gets faster processing. The information below only applies to home child care providers and home support workers. If you want to work in **another caregiver occupation**, [follow\\ the normal process to work in Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/permit/temporary.html).

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The permit is tied to the job and the employer, but the tie can be loosened while a change is pending: the worker may not need to wait for approval of the work permit application before starting a new job or working for a new employer, and can request authorisation to change jobs while the application is processed. The official source does not state whether family may accompany.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture says nothing about whether a spouse, common-law partner or dependants may accompany or work; the word 'family' does not appear on the page.
  • chars 5253-5615
    #### If you’re changing jobs or employers You may not need to wait until your work permit application is approved to start your new job or work for a new employer. You can [request\\ authorization](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/extend/change-jobs-employers.html) to change jobs while we process your application.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Renewal is by extension: a worker already in Canada with a valid permit may extend it or change jobs or employers, the employer must first obtain a fresh positive LMIA, and the extension or change of conditions has to be applied for before the current permit expires. The official source does not state how long the permit is granted for or a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture never states how long the permit is granted for.
  • It mentions the Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots only as context for maintained status, and states no permanent-residence progression from this work permit.
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    If you’re currently working in Canada and have a valid work permit, you may be eligible to - extend your current work permit - change jobs or employers Your employer will need to [get\\ a positive LMIA](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/caregiver/apply.html) first. Once they have a positive LMIA, you can [apply\\ to extend or change the conditions on your work permit](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/extend.html). It’s important that you extend your work permit or change its conditions before it expires.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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