From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n International caregivers are vital to Canadian families needing assistance for family members. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted life globally, including the application processing at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Many caregivers in Canada are eager to reunite with their families, pending the processing of their applications.<\/p>\n April 15, 2021\u2014Ottawa\u2014<\/strong>Caregivers from abroad are crucial in helping Canadian households find necessary care for family members. The pandemic has severely impacted application processing, prompting IRCC to announce a new plan for 2021 aimed at overcoming these challenges.<\/p>\n IRCC’s plan includes:<\/p>\n Due to the pandemic’s challenges, especially for paper applications, IRCC is adopting a new public policy to process 2021 applications that were received in 2020.<\/p>\n The Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots launched in 2019 provide a clear path from temporary to permanent status and offer occupation-specific work permits. These features are attractive to caregivers and the families needing in-home care.<\/p>\n “The pandemic disrupted lives globally, affecting Canada’s immigration processes. Caregivers caring for our families are often separated from theirs, with the pandemic delaying their permanent residence applications. Today’s announcement aims to get caregiver immigration back on track, reuniting these front-line heroes with their families.” \u2013 The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Contacts for media only<\/strong><\/p>\n Alex Cohen<\/strong> Media Relations<\/strong> The policy allows processing of 2021 applications received in 2020, starting May 3, 2021.<\/p>\n IRCC aims to finalize applications for up to 6,000 caregivers and families by the year’s end.<\/p>\n These pilots offer a transition from temporary to permanent status and occupation-specific work permits.<\/p>\n The pandemic slowed down processing, especially for paper-based applications, due to reduced office capacity.<\/p>\n They may use the new pathway for essential workers to apply for permanent residence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Caregivers from abroad play an important role in supporting Canadian families who are unable to find the care they need for a family member in Canada. The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused great disruption to life in Canada and around the world, including to application processing at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). We recognize that many caregivers working in Canada are waiting anxiously to be reunited with their loved ones, and they need their applications to be processed for that to happen. … <\/i>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5176,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applytocanada.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}News Update<\/h2>\n
Plan to Expedite Caregiver Applications<\/h2>\n
Prioritizing Thousands of Applications in 2021<\/h3>\n
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Minister’s Statement<\/h2>\n
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Key Information<\/h2>\n
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Related Resources<\/h2>\n
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Media Contacts<\/h2>\n
Minister\u2019s Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-954-1064<\/p>\n
Communications Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
613-952-1650
IRCC.COMMMediaRelations-RelationsmediasCOMM.IRCC@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\nFAQ<\/h2>\n
What is the new policy for caregiver applications?<\/h3>\n
How many caregiver applications will be prioritized in 2021?<\/h3>\n
What are the Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots?<\/h3>\n
How has COVID-19 impacted caregiver applications?<\/h3>\n
How can caregivers in Canada apply for permanent residence?<\/h3>\n