Home Child-Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot: Completeness check upon receipt

Applications must be date-stamped upon receipt and checked for completeness in order by date of receipt.

Applications received under the Home Child-Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots must be reviewed for completeness per the requirements specified in section 10 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) and the application kit requirements in place at the time of receipt. These include all of the following:

• a signed and completed Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008], including the principal applicant’s
  • name
  • date of birth
  • nationality
  • current marital status
  • current immigration status and that of all family members (whether accompanying or not)
• the results of the principal applicant’s designated language proficiency test (which must be less than 2 years old on the date the application is received)
• evidence of either of the following:
  • a completed Canadian one-year post-secondary (or higher) educational credential
  • a completed foreign one-year post-secondary (or higher) educational credential and its equivalency assessment (Educational Credential Assessment [ECA] report) (which must be less than 5 years old on the date the application is received) issued by an organization or professional body designated by IRCC
• a signed and properly completed Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669] for the principal applicant and, if applicable
  • their spouse or common-law partner
  • all dependent children aged 18 and older listed in the IMM 0008
• a properly completed program-specific schedule form [IMM 0008 – Schedule 19A home child-care provider and home support worker (language and education)] for the principal applicant
• a signed and properly completed Supplementary Information – Your Travels form [IMM 5562] for the principal applicant
• evidence of payment of the applicable fees
• clear identification of the class in which the application is being made
• a signed declaration to the effect that the information provided is complete and accurate
• any additional documents, evidence, and information required by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) or IRPR

If the applicant is applying with less than 24 months of qualifying work experience, they must provide

• a valid full-time job offer, using the Offer of Employment Home Child-Care Provider and Home Support Worker Pilots form
• evidence that the principal applicant is able to perform the eligible work
• one of the following:
  • a signed and completed Application for Work Permit made Outside of Canada [IMM 1295]
  • an Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Worker [IMM 5710]

If the applicant is applying with at least 24 months of qualifying work experience, they must provide

• a properly completed program-specific schedule form (Schedule 19B, Home child-care provider and home support worker (work experience) [IMM 0008]) for the principal applicant
• evidence that the principal applicant has accumulated qualifying work experience in Canada

Incomplete applications and applications that exceed the cap

Applications that are incomplete or received after the maximum of 2,750 complete applications for each class have been put into process will be returned to the applicant along with processing fees.

Applications returned for incompleteness do not count towards the intake cap. For incomplete applications, the case processing centre will record in a client note in the Global Case Management System that an application was received and returned to the applicant. The case processing centre will take no further action unless a complete application, as outlined above, is made.