On December 7, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced new updates for the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot programs. According to the latest update, categories under these pilot programs are now identified as the Gaining experience category (Category A) and the Direct to permanent residence category (Category B). Additionally, IRCC provided additional information added to assessing admissibility and updates to evaluating the genuineness of job offers and introduced clarification on language and educational requirements, as well as on completeness checks, incomplete applications and mandatory forms. The government also updated the National Occupation Code (NOC) 2016 edition to the NOC 2021.
