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NOC 2021 · 44101 · TEER 4

Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations

Unit group 44101 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.

Caution: Express Entry’s programs draw from TEER 0 to 3, so this group is outside them. Provincial streams and other programs have their own rules.

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What this group covers

Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations, provide personal care and companionship for seniors, persons with disabilities and convalescent clients. They provide care in the client's residence, where they may also reside. They are employed by home care and support agencies, private households, or they may be self-employed.

Example job titles

As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.

  • attendant for persons with a visual impairment - home care
  • attendant for persons with disabilities - home care
  • client care attendant - home care
  • companion
  • domestic helper
  • doula
  • family caregiver
  • family worker - home care
  • home health care worker
  • home helper
  • home support attendant
  • home support worker
  • home-care worker
  • homemaker
  • live-in caregiver
  • live-in caregiver - persons with disabilities
  • live-in caregiver - seniors
  • personal aide - home support
  • personal assistant - home care
  • personal care aide - home care
  • personal care attendant - home care
  • personal care provider - home care
  • personal support aide - home aide
  • personal support worker - home support
  • respite worker - home support
  • teaching homemaker
  • visiting homemaker

Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.