Thousands of experienced home care workers found their Canadian dreams shattered as technical issues plagued Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) latest permanent residency pilot program. The initiative opened Monday with 4,700 total spots across two streams available to submit online and saw over 45,000 applicants competing in what immigration consultants described as a frustrating “fastest finger first” scenario. Many qualified candidates could not submit their applications due to website slowdowns, potentially forcing them to leave Canada despite the country’s growing demand for healthcare workers.
Technical glitches in Canada’s Pilot Program frustrated home care workers
