Canada to Launch New Visa Option Offering Permanent Residency on Arrival To Nigerians, Others [Video]

• Canada is set to begin a new caregiver pilot programs to provide permanent residence to home care workers upon their arrival
• The new program for caregivers replacing the home child care provider pilot and the home support worker pilot
• Canada aims to admit over 15,000 caregivers as permanent residents under its 2024–2026 immigration levels plan

Canada has announced new caregiver pilot programs aimed at providing permanent residence (PR) to home care workers upon their arrival in the country.

The move comes as the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot are set to close later this month.

Requirements to qualify for the new program

A report statesthat Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Marc Miller said that the new programs will enable caregivers to work for organizations that offer temporary or part-time care to semi-independent individuals or those recuperating …