Health-care workers permanent residence pathway: About the public policies

This application process offers refugee claimants the option to apply for permanent residence if they

• have worked a minimum number of hours in Canada’s health-care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic
• provided direct patient care as part of their job
• meet all other eligibility criteria

You can apply if you meet the eligibility requirements and you’re

• a pending or failed refugee claimant who made a refugee claim in Canada prior to March 13, 2020, and you still live in Canada
• the spouse or common-law partner of an eligible refugee claimant if
  • the refugee claimant contracted COVID-19 and passed away from it
  • you have been in Canada since before August 14, 2020

Learn more about the 2 public policies we used to create this pathway to permanent residence.

To create this process, we used

• a public policy that applies to applicants planning to live outside Quebec
• a separate public policy that applies to applicants planning to live inside Quebec
  • The Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration du Québec (MIFI) will assess your work experience if you plan to live in Quebec.