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Ministerial Instructions for Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Programs (Child Care and Home Support)

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CountryCanada
Operative dateMarch 31, 2025
CategoryEconomic migration / caregiver pilots

Policy effect

Issued Ministerial Instructions pursuant to IRPA section 87.3 establishing application processing parameters, quotas, and stream splits for the Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) and (Home Support) classes starting March 31, 2025 (setting an intake limit of 2,610 applications for processing under the Child Care class in the 2025–2026 cycle).

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Issued Ministerial Instructions pursuant to IRPA section 87.3 establishing application processing parameters, quotas, and stream splits for the Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) and (Home Support) classes starting March 31, 2025 (setting an intake limit of 2,610 applications for processing under the Child Care class in the 2025–2026 cycle).

Official source excerpt

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… ada Gazette Publications Part I: Vol. 159 (2025) March 22, 2025 Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 12: GOVERNMENT NOTICES March 22, 2025 DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions regarding the processing of applications under the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Program (Child Care) and Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Program (Home Support) These Instructions are published in the Canada Gazette, in accordance with subsection 87.3(6) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (the Act) by the Minister of Citizenship … and Immigration as, in the opinion of the Minister, these Instructions will best support the attainment of the immigration goals established by the Government of Canada. Overview These Instructions are directed to officers who are responsible for handling and/or reviewing applications under the Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) and Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) classes. The intent of these Instructions is to set the number of applications that may be processed in a year, to ensure that the total number of applications submitted in a given year does not exceed the number … that can be processed and to establish the intake proportion allocated to each stream. Scope These Instructions apply to applications for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) and Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) classes. These Instructions do not apply to such applications where they are made in conjunction with an application to be granted, under a public policy made under section 25.2 of the Act, exemptions from the selection criteria or other requirements applicable to these classes. Number of applications that may be submitted in … a year and that may be processed in a year Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) Class (a) For the year beginning on March 31, 2025, and ending on March 30, 2026: (i) The number of applications that may be processed is 2 610. (ii) The number of applications under Stream A that may be submitted using electronic means (online) is 2 350. (iii) The number of applications under Stream A that may be submitted using alternate means is 260. (iv) The number of applications under Stream B that may be submitted is 0. (b) For the year beginning on March 31, 2026, and ending on March 30, 2027: (i) The … e date on which they are received. Applications received on the same date will be considered in accordance with routine office procedures. Disposition of applications Applicants received in excess of the number that may be submitted in a year shall be returned with the corresponding fees. Humanitarian and compassionate requests A request made under subsection 25(1) of the Act from outside Canada and that accompanies an application that was not processed under these Instructions will not be processed. Coming into effect These Instructions take effect on March 31, 2025. The Instructions expire o … the group of persons consisting of the applicant and their family members, whether those family members are accompanying them or not. Effective period 8 These Instructions have effect for a period of five years beginning on March 31, 2025, but if they are given after that day, the period begins on the day on which they are given. DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ministerial Instructions with Respect to the Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) Class The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration gives the annexed Ministerial Instructions with … of the minimum necessary income applicable in respect of the group of persons consisting of the applicant and their family members, whether those family members are accompanying them or not. Effective period 8 These Instructions have effect for a period of five years beginning on March 31, 2025, but if they are given after that day, the period begins on the day on which they are given. DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE ACT Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of applications for a permanent resident visa made by parents or grandparents of a sp …
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) / Government of CanadaCanada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 12: "Ministerial Instructions regarding the processing of applications under the Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Program (Child Care) and Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Program (Home Support)", March 22, 2025.Open official source
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