Canada is looking for personal care assistant (healthcare) workers to fill the gap and care for the ageing population. To work as a caregiver in Canada, applicants have to be trained and licensed by a Canadian approved institution/training provider (DLI approved and fully accredited). For this reason, all applicants must go through a compulsory diploma in personal care assistant course.
It is an International Personal Care Attendant Diploma and it is supervised by the Centre for Nursing Studies (CNS), the organization that provides the DLI number for the program. That makes the program eligible for Provincial Nomination without postgraduate work permit, thereby making it possible for applicants to secure Permanent Resident before they travel to Canada. The program is a 45-weeks diploma study program. There are two pathways to the diploma program, namely;
1. CAD $ 6,000 paid before Letter of Acceptance (LOA) is offered.
2. CAD $ 6,000 paid in one month before the start of the lecture.
3. CAD $ 6,000 paid in five months after the start of the lecture (Paid by the candidate (not included in the cost). (The college may be a bit flexible with this part with reason).
The provincial government will award a graduation bursary of CAD $ 5,000. This is available to January 2024 applicants and it is given after graduation. There is no information about bursary yet for May and September 2024 applicants.
Kindly find the information regarding the 2 pathways to the program below:
Minimum of 6 months paid healthcare work experience (This must be supported by a reference letter from the employer). – We provide adequate support and guide to make it possible for applicants to get this. You may let us know if you have no experience in this field, we will consider your background and possibly give you a waiver. Kindly let us know if you are facing any difficulty in getting this, we will be glad to help.
30 weeks online program, followed by 15 weeks in-person, clinical, and preceptorship. (You can come into Canada anytime your resident permit is approved regardless of the program schedule, meaning if your permit is approved before the end of the first 30 weeks of online study, then Canada allows you to come in).
Note that permanent residence takes longer processing time unlike study and visit visa.
Program Calendar:15 weeks online program, followed by 30 weeks in-person classes, clinicals, and preceptorship. (You can come into Canada anytime your study permit is approved regardless of the program schedule, meaning if your study permit is approved before the end of the 15 weeks of online study then Canada may allow you to come in).
Basically, the major difference between the two pathways is the 6 months minimum experience required for the WORK pathway, which leads to permanent residence via a conditional offer of employment from the provincial health authority. This employment offer comes between 6-8 weeks of starting classes. This was the case for those who enrolled in May 2023 who are now expecting their work permit approval.
The pathway also allows you to add all members of your immediate family to the application via work permit for spouse, study permit for children about 6 years and above, and permanent residency for all of them.
The primary applicant will get a closed work permit with a two years contract with the provincial health board, while the dependent will get an open work permit. Once the two years expires, the primary applicant will be free to take up any job and can move to any province of choice.
Our RCIC, who has handled hundreds of provincial nominations, work permits, permanent residency, spousal sponsorship, and study permits successfully, can assist with your temporary and permanent visa applications.
The September 2024 intake/class is almost full. If you qualify for the work pathway and that is what you are looking at, you have to expedite action.
If you only qualify for the study pathway, we can only accept you for September 2024.
If you would like to proceed, then, take a look at the next steps.
STUDY FEE IN CANADIAN DOLLAR (CAD$) (TO BE PAID TO THE SCHOOL)
TUITION 18,000 (can be paid in 3 Installments as indicated under “TUITION FEE PAYMENT STRUCTURE” above.
PNP+WORK PERMIT +PR (IRCC) – 17000
WORK PERMIT (Including Biometrics) – 240
Permanent Residency Fee – 1,365
DEPENDANT/FAMILY FEES (IN CANADIAN DOLLAR $CAD) – Estimated for a family of 3 – Namely; <>Primary Applicant + Spouse + 1 child.
SPOUSE PR + WORK PERMIT (IRCC) – 1,300
DEPENDENT PR + STUDY/VISITOR VISA (IRCC) – 800
GOVERNMENT FEES (IN CANADIAN DOLLAR $CAD)
SPOUSE WORK PERMIT (Including Biometrics) – 340
SPOUSE PR FEES – 1,365
CHILD STUDY PERMIT/VISITOR’S RECORD (AGES 0-5YRS) – 150/100
CHILD PR – 230
TOTAL IMMIGRATION APPLICATION FEES – 4,185
This can be paid in two installments of 1,500 EURO before processing commence and 1,500 EURO when the visa is issued.