The times they are a changing!!! As you know the Canadian Government has ended what was called the “Live in Caregiver Program”. It has been replaced by the “Canadian Caregiver Program”. The new program is no longer an immigration program, it is an employment program. Gone are the days of automatic permanent residence status. The requirements to work in Canada as a caregiver have not changed. However, the requirements to apply for permanent residency have changed. You may still be eligible to come to Canada with only 2 years of college (equivalent of 72 units in the Philippines). But, you will need an additional year of college to meet immigration requirements. You will also need level 5 EILTS and 24 months of related work experience in Canada to apply for immigration. There is now an annual cap on the number of applications for permanent residency for caregivers that did not exist in the old program. The government will accept 2750 in the Childcare stream and 2750 in the High Medical Needs stream.