BENEFITS/ADVANTAGES

# Applicant can migrate with family.
# Primary applicant will travel with a closed work permit while dependant spouse will travel with an open work permit.
# Get two years job offer from provincial authority as personal care attendant.
# Spouse on open work permit can work in any field.
# Primary applicant can change to open work permit after two years.
# Children have the right to free education.
# Right to healthcare and every other benefits of a Canada PR holder.
# Become a citizen within 3 years of arriving in Canada.
# Payment of tuition fee in up to 3 instalments.

PROGRAMME IN BRIEF

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.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

*Course Name: Personal Health Care Attendant*
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-week diploma study program. There are two pathways to the diploma program, namely;

*1. STUDY PATHWAY*
*2. STUDY AND WORK/PROVINCIAL NOMINATION/WORK PERMIT/PERMANENT RESIDENCY PATHWAY* — We recommend that applicants should apply for this because of the PR and other multiple benefits.

For both pathways, the tuition is the same, and it’s *CAD$18,000*. The tuition of *CAD$18,000* is spread out over 3-4 months, depending on when you apply and when classes start. The applications fee, resume review cost, and English language entrance test fee (PELMO) is a total of *CAD$457*.

The English Language test and interview is on PELMO platform. It’s a 70-minute online test testing your speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills in English. It’s a relatively easier test than IELTS. Students can take it at the comfort of their home and we have students who have scores between 70 – 96% in the test. Every applicant who has studied up to at least high/secondary school level will easily excel in this exam with flying colours.

TUITION FEE PAYMENT STRUCTURE

The tuition of *CAD$18,000* is paid in instalments as follows:
*CAD$6,000* paid before Letter of Acceptance (LOA) is offered.
*CAD$6,000* paid in one month before the start of the lecture.
*CAD$6,000* paid in five months after the start of the lecture. (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 May 2026 applicants and it is given after graduation. There is no information about bursary yet for September and January 2026 applicants.

Kindly find the information regarding the 2 pathways to the program below:

A. WORK/PROVINCIAL NOMINATION/WORK PERMIT/PERMANENT RESIDENCY ROUTE:

REQUIREMENTS
# 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.
# Ages 21 – 59 years
# High/secondary school transcript
# Two letters of reference.
# CV (Resume)
# A letter from an organization you have volunteered for at least 40 hours. – We will provide you with a guide on how to easily get this.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE/CALENDAR:
30 weeks online program, followed by 15 weeks in-person, clinicals, 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).

B. STUDY ROUTE:

REQUIREMENTS
# Applicant must be minimum 19 years old
# Biodata page of International Passport
# High school transcript
# 20 hours of volunteer work experience (this could be at any organization- we will guide you on how to get this if you do not have).
# Two letters of reference.
# Resume

*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 2024 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 dependant 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 2025 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 2025.

If you would like to proceed, then, take a look at the next steps.

Next Steps
# Respond to us with your intention to proceed with the Study or Work route
# Send your CV and Academic Transcript
# We will send you the application form
# We will send you an invoice to make the payment of CAD$457 – to cover
# After the payment, we will register PELMO test for you.
# Submit all Documents

BREAKDOWN OF FEE (CAD$ )

STUDY FEE IN CANADIAN DOLLAR (CAD$) (TO BE PAID TO THE SCHOOL)

*TUITION 18,000 CAD* (can be paid in 3 Instalments as indicated under “TUITION FEE PAYMENT STRUCTURE” above).

IMMIGRATION
PNP+WORK PERMIT +PR (IRCC) 4,000

GOVT FEES
WORK PERMIT (Including Biometrics) 240
Permanent Residency Fee 1,365
*TOTAL (IMMIGRATION APPLICATION FEE) 5,605*

ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR FAMILY
*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*

OPTION 1 – PAYMENT BEFORE VISA
*TOTAL PROCESSING FEE OF 3,000EURO.*
This can be paid in two instalments of *1,500 EURO* before processing commence and *1,500EURO* when the visa is issued.

OPTION 2– PAYMENT AFTER VISA
*TOTAL PROCESSING FEE OF 3,000 EURO.* This can be paid after the visa is granted but the total amount must be deposited in a joint account or escrow in Euro before the visa processing commence.

KEY:
PNP = PROVINCIAL NOMINATION PROGRAM
PR = PERMANENT RESIDENCY