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Closure of HCWP Stream
• IRCC officially marked the “applicants not working in Canada” stream of the Home Care Worker Pilots (HCWP) as closed on Sept 29, 2025.
• This stream never opened to applications.
Other Options for Caregivers Outside Canada
• Express Entry (Healthcare category):
o Eligible for NOC 33102 (Nurse aides, orderlies, patient service associates).
o Recent CRS cut-off: 470.
• Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs):
o Manitoba – Skilled Worker Overseas stream
o Ontario – Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream
o New Brunswick – Priority Occupations (NOCs 33102, 44101, 42202 only)
o Newfoundland & Labrador – Skilled Worker category
Reason Behind Closure
• Large application backlog of 34,400 caregiver files.
• IRCC plans to process only 14% (≈4,816) in 2025.
• Already 4,200 PRs landed through caregiver pilots in 2025; ≈600 more expected this year.
• HCWP in-Canada intake target: 2,750 PRs.
• PR admissions cap for all federal pilots (2025): 10,920.
Policy Shift
• Focus shifting toward in-Canada applicants.
• Priority to Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draws and PNP nominations for those already in Canada (target: 75% of nominations to in-Canada residents).