Relocating to Canada 🇨🇦 using the Home Care Pathway.
By: Lydia Ifeoluwa
Tags: Japa, Legal, Relocating To Canada, Relocation, Ielts

This year, I have been educating Nigerians on relocating to Canada and other advanced countries like Australia and the United Kingdom, introducing blueprints that contains the step by step process, depending on the pathway.

Back to the reason why you visited this page.

Recently, I made a thread on twitter with regards to the home care pathway. All I will be doing here are:

1. Expatiate on it, simplify the entire process and provide clarity to some frequently asked questions (FAQs);

2. To provide few trainings organized with respect to Home Care Worker (first aid, CPR Certificate etc.);

3. Introducing the step by step guide on relocating to Canada using the home care pathway;

4. Lastly, as a bonus, I’ll be discussing legal issues you need to be aware of before relocating to Canada.

You will find this article really insightful. Let’s dig!

Information you need to know about the home care industry.

The Home Care Providers industry in Canada is a growing industry, with a multitude of diverse companies offering services to grow the healthcare markets.

Industry providers cater largely to the elderly population, which is growing at a rate exceeding the national population growth rate in Canada, as well as to individuals suffering from chronic illnesses and disabilities.

It is a $4.3 Billion Industry. For us in Nigeria here, think of it as having a home or center that is centered towards taking care of our elderly parents, and workers are paid between $2500-$3500 Monthly [N750,000-N1,050,000 Monthly].

Now that this is now clear, here are the things you need to know:

Firstly, There is a massive demand for people looking to work in these organizations/companies. They are willing to give you an Employment letter which you can use to process your work permit.







Just having this letter signed by the company removes the need for you to show any proof of fund in your account because you have a job on your arrival.

Secondly, when you get this job anywhere in Canada, you are allowed to move with your entire family. Your partner would also apply and will be issued what is called an OPEN work permit that will enable him/her to work anywhere or do business in Canada.

So, if you are sharp, you will immediately see this as a clear pathway to Canada – it is legal, cheaper and faster. Your spouse works as a Home Support Worker while you work anywhere else. Let me also add that the home-care work isn’t gender-specific. I’m sure you know that there are male nurses. So, if you are an unmarried man, and you genuinely want to relocate to Canada, but it seems, tough, try this route.

All you have to do are:



1. Write your IELTS exam, score a minimum of 5.0.



2. Next, you do your Credential Evaluation while you get your work permit processed.

And one last thing I love about this program is that, you are getting to Canada to resume work and start getting paid right from the moment you step into Canada.

So, you don’t need to worry about what other newcomers bother about – that’s waiting two to three months before they get a job. However, you will need to sort out payment for first-month rent knowing that you will start getting paid at month-end.







Your job in this industry is already settled before you and your family buy your flight tickets to move to Canada.

Few Insights on this program.

1. Via this immigration program, you will apply for both work permit and permanent residency visa. You will get the work permit visa before you leave Nigeria. After working for 24 months as a home care support worker you can then apply for a Permanent Residency Visa. Upon receipt of your Permanent Residency Visa, you can choose to remain in the home care industry or switch to another.

2. To convert your Permanent Residency Visa to a Canadian Passport you will need to stay in Canada for a total of three years within five years or two years in five years to renew your Permanent Residency Visa.







This might look like a lot of information, that’s why I recommend you watch this video presentation.

https://tinyurl.com/yh5weu2k

You will learn how to start your application using your laptop or any device of your choice.