CIMM – Order Paper Question Q-2214 - Annex A – November 25, 2024

Q-2214 —With regard to the Home Child Care Provider Pilot, Home Support Worker Pilot, and Livein Caregiver Program, broken down by province or territory and by each program: (a) how many work permits have been processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) during each calendar year between 2019 and 2023 inclusively; (b) how many work permits are projected to be processed for 2024; (c) of the permits in (a), how many migrants arrived in Canada to fill jobs; (d) what is the expected duration of the work permit for these migrants in each category; (e) what was the average processing time for each of the in years in (a); (f) what was the average wait time between application processing and arrival time in Canada to begin their employment for each program stream; (f) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a renewed visa in that program; (g) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a different type of visa after their initial visa, and what is the (i) breakdown of those various visas by type, (ii) average length of those various visas; (h) how many and what percentage of migrants who arrived under these programs stayed past the expiry of their initial visa; (i) of those migrants in (h), how many migrants remain in Canada, and of those, how many has IRCC or the Canada Border Services Agency lost track of; and (j) of the migrants who arrived under these programs for each year, how many have gained permanent residency?

Name of Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Work Permit Applications (including Extensions) Processed Under Caregiver Programs^{Table note *} From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023 by Final Decision Year, Final Decision and Program

Q-2214 — With regard to the Home Child Care Provider Pilot, Home Support Worker Pilot, and Live-in Caregiver Program, broken down by province or territory and by each program: (a) how many work permits have been processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) during each calendar year between 2019 and 2023 inclusively; (b) how many work permits are projected to be processed for 2024; (c) of the permits in (a), how many migrants arrived in Canada to fill jobs; (d) what is the expected duration of the work permit for these migrants in each category; (e) what was the average processing time for each of the in years in (a); (f) what was the average wait time between application processing and arrival time in Canada to begin their employment for each program stream; (f) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a renewed visa in that program; (g) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a different type of visa after their initial visa, and what is the (i) breakdown of those various visas by type, (ii) average length of those various visas; (h) how many and what percentage of migrants who arrived under these programs stayed past the expiry of their initial visa; (i) of those migrants in (h), how many migrants remain in Canada, and of those, how many has IRCC or the Canada Border Services Agency lost track of; and (j) of the migrants who arrived under these programs for each year, how many have gained permanent residency?

Work Permits (including Extensions) Confirmed for Applications under Caregiver Programs^{Table note *} that were processed between January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023 by Validity Period^{Table note **}, Permit Confirmation Year and Program

Q-2214—With regard to the Home Child Care Provider Pilot, Home Support Worker Pilot, and Live-in Caregiver Program, broken down by province or territory and by each program: (a) how many work permits have been processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) during each calendar year between 2019 and 2023 inclusively; (b) how many work permits are projected to be processed for 2024; (c) of the permits in (a), how many migrants arrived in Canada to fill jobs; (d) what is the expected duration of the work permit for these migrants in each category; (e) what was the average processing time for each of the in years in (a); (f) what was the average wait time between application processing and arrival time in Canada to begin their employment for each program stream; (f) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a renewed visa in that program; (g) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a different type of visa after their initial visa, and what is the (i) breakdown of those various visas by type, (ii) average length of those various visas; (h) how many and what percentage of migrants who arrived under these programs stayed past the expiry of their initial visa; (i) of those migrants in (h), how many migrants remain in Canada, and of those, how many has IRCC or the Canada Border Services Agency lost track of; and (j) of the migrants who arrived under these programs for each year, how many have gained permanent residency?

Processing Times^{Table note *} for Work Permit Applications finalized under Caregiver Programs^{Table note **} between January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023 (in months)

Q-2214—With regard to the Home Child Care Provider Pilot, Home Support Worker Pilot, and Live-in Caregiver Program, broken down by province or territory and by each program: (a) how many work permits have been processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) during each calendar year between 2019 and 2023 inclusively; (b) how many work permits are projected to be processed for 2024; (c) of the permits in (a), how many migrants arrived in Canada to fill jobs; (d) what is the expected duration of the work permit for these migrants in each category; (e) what was the average processing time for each of the in years in (a); (f) what was the average wait time between application processing and arrival time in Canada to begin their employment for each program stream; (f) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a renewed visa in that program; (g) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a different type of visa after their initial visa, and what is the (i) breakdown of those various visas by type, (ii) average length of those various visas; (h) how many and what percentage of migrants who arrived under these programs stayed past the expiry of their initial visa; (i) of those migrants in (h), how many migrants remain in Canada, and of those, how many has IRCC or the Canada Border Services Agency lost track of; and (j) of the migrants who arrived under these programs for each year, how many have gained permanent residency?

Average Lag Time^{Footnote *} between Final Decision and Confirmation Date for Work Permits Confirmed under Select Caregiver Programs between January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023 (in days)

Average Lag Time^{Footnote *} between Final Decision and Confirmation Date for Work Permits Confirmed under the Live-In Caregiver Program between January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023 (in days)

Q-2214—With regard to the Home Child Care Provider Pilot, Home Support Worker Pilot, and Live-in Caregiver Program, broken down by province or territory and by each program: (a) how many work permits have been processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) during each calendar year between 2019 and 2023 inclusively; (b) how many work permits are projected to be processed for 2024; (c) of the permits in (a), how many migrants arrived in Canada to fill jobs; (d) what is the expected duration of the work permit for these migrants in each category; (e) what was the average processing time for each of the in years in (a); (f) what was the average wait time between application processing and arrival time in Canada to begin their employment for each program stream; (f) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a renewed visa in that program; (g) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a different type of visa after their initial visa, and what is the (i) breakdown of those various visas by type, (ii) average length of those various visas; (h) how many and what percentage of migrants who arrived under these programs stayed past the expiry of their initial visa; (i) of those migrants in (h), how many migrants remain in Canada, and of those, how many has IRCC or the Canada Border Services Agency lost track of; and (j) of the migrants who arrived under these programs for each year, how many have gained permanent residency?

Notes:

1. Given there is no direct 1 to 1 relationship between permits and TRVs, the objective was to determine the initial permit tied to special programs within this list: 'HCCPA','HCCPB','HSWA','HSWB','LCP', 'CARE4411', 'CARE4412'.
2. Using the initial permit dates, a concurrent visa was determined where dates overlapped, which will be treated as the initial visa.
   1. The logic used to determine a concurrent visa:
      1. Visa starts before permit, and visa ends after/on initial permit (permit inside visa)
      2. Visa starts after permit, and visa ends before/on permit (visa inside permit)
      3. Visa starts before permit, and visa expires after permit sign date (Staggered, visa first)
      4. Visa starts after permit, and permit expires after visa sign date. (Staggered permit first)
3. To determine if the individual stayed past the initial TRV's valid-to date (given that we cannot determine if an individual entered or exited Canada), the additional visa count consists of individuals who received a subsequent TRV that started anywhere from the initial TRV sign date to the initial TRV's expiry date plus one year.
   1. The reasoning to add one year leeway to the expiry date for the additional visa count logic is to provide some room for individuals who do not immediately apply for a new TRV or an extension.
4. The breakdown consists of the initial permit's sign year and province/territory from 2015 to 2023, initial visa count (that represents all individuals with a permit and a concurrent visa), and subsequent visa count (that represents individuals who received a subsequent visa after their initial visa to represent if individuals stay past their initial visa)

Please note that all values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--”. This is done to prevent individuals from being identified when IRCC data is compiled and compared to other publicly available statistics. All other values are rounded to the closest multiple of 5 for the same reason; as a result of rounding, data may not sum to the totals indicated. Data are preliminary estimates and are subject to change. The total unique count may not equal to the sum of permit holders in each destination and program as an individual may hold more than one type of permit over a given period.

Q-2214—With regard to the Home Child Care Provider Pilot, Home Support Worker Pilot, and Live-in Caregiver Program, broken down by province or territory and by each program: (a) how many work permits have been processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) during each calendar year between 2019 and 2023 inclusively; (b) how many work permits are projected to be processed for 2024; (c) of the permits in (a), how many migrants arrived in Canada to fill jobs; (d) what is the expected duration of the work permit for these migrants in each category; (e) what was the average processing time for each of the in years in (a); (f) what was the average wait time between application processing and arrival time in Canada to begin their employment for each program stream; (f) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a renewed visa in that program; (g) what is the number of migrants to stay in Canada under a different type of visa after their initial visa, and what is the (i) breakdown of those various visas by type, (ii) average length of those various visas; (h) how many and what percentage of migrants who arrived under these programs stayed past the expiry of their initial visa; (i) of those migrants in (h), how many migrants remain in Canada, and of those, how many has IRCC or the Canada Border Services Agency lost track of; and (j) of the migrants who arrived under these programs for each year, how many have gained permanent residency?

Canada - Admissions of Permanent Residents with Select Prior Work Permit Holder Status by Program and Province/Territory of Destination, 2015 – 2023

Notes:

1. Initial permit must have one of these special program: HCCPA, HCCPB, HSWA, HSWB, LCP, CARE4411, or CARE4412
2. Initial permit holders must have received their permanent residency after the initial permit. (landing date is greater than or equal to permit sign date)
3. Individuals who have worked in Home Child Care Provider Pilot, Home Support Worker Pilot, or Live-in Caregiver Program, do not necessarily need to use these policies to transition to PR. Therefore, the PR count includes individuals who had a permit under these programs/pilots but could of came in through another mechanism like being a spouse of a PA.
4. Breakdown consists of PR landing year and intended province/territory from 2015 to 2023.

Home Child Care Provider Pilot includes Special Program codes: CARE4411, HCCPA, HCCPB

Home Support Worker Pilot includes Special Program codes: CARE4412, HSWA, HSWB

Live in Caregiver Program includes Special Program code: LCP

Please note that all values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--”. This is done to prevent individuals from being identified when IRCC data is compiled and compared to other publicly available statistics. All other values are rounded to the closest multiple of 5 for the same reason; as a result of rounding, data may not sum to the totals indicated.

Canada - Admissions of Permanent Residents under Select Immigration Category by Province/Territory of Intended Destination, 2019 – 2023

Notes:

Please note that all values between 0 and 5 are shown as “--”. This is done to prevent individuals from being identified when IRCC data is compiled and compared to other publicly available statistics. All other values are rounded to the closest multiple of 5 for the same reason; as a result of rounding, data may not sum to the totals indicated. Data are preliminary estimates and are subject to change.