After your candidate applies
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Processing the application
If the home care worker’s application is complete, we’ll send them an acknowledgement of receipt (AOR) with their file number. An officer will then review their application and assess if they meet the eligibility and admissibility requirements for permanent residence.
If their application is incomplete, we won’t process it and will send it back to them.
How long it will take to process the application
Various factors can affect how long it takes to process an application:
- the type of application submitted
- if the application is complete
- if there are criminal or security problems, or we need to do more background checks
- if your home care worker’s family situation is unclear (for example, an incomplete divorce or adoption, or child custody issues)
- how easily we can verify the information, and if the processing office has to contact other IRCC offices in Canada or abroad
- if we need to interview your home care worker
- if you and your home care worker communicate with us by mail instead of using an online method
- how long it takes to respond to any request or concerns
- how quickly we process applications we’ve already received
- other factors
The Immigration Levels Plan sets the number of newcomers that Canada plans to welcome each year. If there are more people applying than available spaces, processing times may increase
We appreciate your patience and we’ll contact your home care worker if you need to send more documents. You don’t need to do anything else.
Withdrawing your job offer
If you want to withdraw your job offer from an application submitted through the pilots, use the web form.
How to submit your withdrawal request
In the web form, choose
- “I’m writing on behalf of the principal applicant”
You must include the following information:
- your relationship as an employer with the principal applicant
- your name, date of birth, email and phone number
- the applicant’s full name
- the applicant’s email address
- the applicant’s date of birth
- the applicant’s country of birth
Complete the following:
- Under “What did you apply for”, choose “Permanent residence”.
- Under “What application did you submit”, choose “Caregiver”.
- Under “Is your application being processed by an office outside Canada”, choose “No”.
- Under “Did we ask you to add the document(s) to your application”, choose “No, I want to add the document(s) to support or complete my application.”
- When asked to explain what the documents are and why you are adding them to your application, explain that you are an employer looking to withdraw the job offer on file.
Please upload a letter or another document that explains why you want to withdraw your job offer.
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