IRCC Form IMM 5983: Fillable PDF
Offer of Employment: Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Employer offer of employment for the home child care provider and home support worker pilots.
Reviewed July 2026
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Form IMM 5983, Offer of Employment: Home Child Care Provider or Home Support Worker, is the document a Canadian employer completes to offer a caregiver a job under Canada's caregiver immigration pathways. The caregiver includes the signed offer with their application, and IRCC uses it to confirm the job is genuine and matches the occupation requirements of the program.
IMM 5983 is a dynamic XFA form, so it only opens in Adobe Acrobat Reader on a computer. Download the official PDF from this page, save it to your device, and open the saved file in Acrobat Reader; a browser tab shows a placeholder page instead of the form. Caregiver programs have changed several times and intakes are capped, so verify the current program requirements and form version on canada.ca before relying on either.
What is Form IMM 5983 used for
Canada's caregiver pathways let qualifying home child care providers and home support workers work in Canada and move toward permanent residence. A genuine job offer from a Canadian employer is central to eligibility, and IMM 5983 is the structured version of that offer, covering the employer, the household or care setting, the duties, hours, and wage.
IRCC assesses the offer for genuineness: whether the employer realistically needs the care, can pay the wage, and is offering duties that match the correct occupation classification for child care or home support work.
Who completes IMM 5983
The employer completes and signs the form, then gives it to the caregiver to include with their application. Both parties should keep copies.
- Families or individuals in Canada hiring a home child care provider for children in their own home.
- People hiring a home support worker to assist an elderly, ill, or disabled person at home.
- The caregiver applicant submits the signed offer as part of their IRCC application package.
How the employer fills out IMM 5983
Open the saved PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader and complete every field about the employer, the person needing care, and the terms of the job. The duties described should match the day-to-day reality of the role and align with the relevant national occupational classification for the stream.
- Describe duties concretely, such as preparing meals for children or assisting a senior with daily activities, matching the correct caregiver occupation.
- State the wage, hours, and location accurately; the wage should be consistent with prevailing rates for the occupation and region.
- Be prepared to show the household can support the job, since IRCC may ask the employer for evidence such as proof of income or of the care need.
- Sign and date the completed form and provide it to the caregiver, keeping a copy for your records.
Program caps and current status
Caregiver immigration in Canada has evolved through successive pilots, and intake caps fill quickly. Before an employer or caregiver invests in an application, both should confirm on canada.ca which caregiver pathway is currently open, what its requirements are, and that IMM 5983 is still the offer form the intake requires.
Employers and caregivers with questions about eligibility, work authorization timing, or program changes should consider advice from a regulated Canadian immigration consultant or an immigration lawyer, since applying under the wrong stream wastes an intake spot.
Frequently asked questions
It is a dynamic XFA PDF, which browsers cannot render, so they display a placeholder. Download the file, then open the saved copy in Adobe Acrobat Reader on a computer to fill it in.
The employer completes and signs the offer, then gives it to the caregiver, who includes it in their application to IRCC.
The caregiver pathways this form serves have generally not required an LMIA, which is part of their appeal, but program rules change. Confirm the current requirements for the open caregiver pathway on canada.ca before applying.
A real care need in the household, duties matching the caregiver occupation, a wage consistent with the going rate, and an employer with the means to pay it. IRCC can ask for supporting evidence on any of these points.
Caregiver pathways operate with annual caps and have been redesigned several times, so availability changes. Check the current status of caregiver immigration programs on canada.ca before preparing an application.
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