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Canada Pauses Applications For Home Care Worker Pilots

Release Date: 2025-12-23
Media: Immigration.ca
Summary: Canada has temporarily stopped accepting new applications under its Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots due to sustained high demand and growing processing backlogs. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced on December 19, 2025 that the intake will not reopen in March 2026, contrary to expectations.

The pause is part of the federal government’s broader 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan, which aims to control overall intake and prioritise processing of applications already in the system. IRCC stated that the current inventory of caregiver applications is sufficient to meet short-term needs, and freezing new intake will help improve processing efficiency.

The suspension affects both permanent residence pathways:

Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) Class

Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) Class

Both programs operate under strict annual caps, and demand has consistently exceeded available spaces. Applications already submitted will continue to be processed, but no timeline has been provided for when new applications will be accepted again. At present, no alternative federal caregiver immigration pathway has been announced.
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