Pause of New Intakes for Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
Effective March 31, 2026, the number of new applications accepted for processing in a year for the Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) and Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) classes is set at zero.
Conditions and exceptions
Recorded validated scope: Applications above the zero intake are not accepted and fees are returned; accompanying overseas humanitarian and compassionate requests are not processed.
Official source excerpt
Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.
… the number of new applications (submitted on or after March 31, 2026) that will be accepted for processing in a year for the Home Care Worker Immigration (Home Support) and Home Care Worker Immigration (Child Care) classes is set at zero. … Applications received in excess of the number that may be accepted for processing in a year will not be accepted for processing and fees will be returned. … A request made under subsection 25(1) of the Act from outside Canada and that accompanies an application that was not processed under these Instructions will not be processed.
Review method
Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification
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- 2026-04-30Biennial Increase of Permanent Residence Fees
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- 2026-05-08Update to Study Permit Scholarship and Exchange Program Guidelines
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