How to work as an Aged or Disabled Carer in Australia from Canada

In Australia this role is listed as Aged or Disabled Carer (ANZSCO 423111), which also covers job titles such as Aged Care Worker, Personal Care Worker, Disability Support Worker.

ACWA assesses qualifications and experience for a range of community and care occupations. Employers usually look for a Certificate III or IV in Individual Support (or equivalent) and current first aid.

Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) generally asks for:

• Proof of identity
• Your care qualification and transcripts
• Evidence of relevant paid work (references, payslips)

In the official data we hold, this is the route for Aged or Disabled Carer candidates from Canada.

Functional workplace English (care notes, handovers).

This is what employers usually ask for, from GoingAbroad’s occupation profile. It isn’t an official standard: check what the employer and the assessing authority ask for.

Home Affairs accepts a Canada passport as evidence of some English levels (functional, vocational or competent, not proficient or superior). Confirm on the Home Affairs English language page.

For Canada, the Home Affairs police check page names the Certified Criminal Record Check (based on name and fingerprints).

Issued by

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services (CCRTIS)

Applying from outside Canada

Yes, you can apply from outside the country.Get paper fingerprints from an authorised agency, then an RCMP-accredited fingerprinting company in Canada converts them and submits your application.

Processing time

For electronic fingerprint submissions: 3 business days or less with no record match; up to 120 business days if manual processing is needed or there is a possible match.

How long it’s accepted

Home Affairs treats police certificates as valid for 12 months from the issue date. A certificate covers from age 16 (or the whole time you were in the country) up to the issue date.

• Home Affairs accepts only the RCMP Certified Criminal Record Check, not provincial, regional or municipal checks.
• A fee is payable.

Issuer’s website: rcmp.ca(opens in a new tab)

Aged or Disabled Carer (ANZSCO 423111) isn’t on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).

Under the published settings, a role that isn’t on the list can still be sponsored when the guaranteed salary meets the Specialist Skills income threshold (AUD 146,576 a year from 1 July 2026, check current figure), or when the employer has a labour agreement that covers the role.

Whether a particular job can be sponsored depends on the employer and the job. General information based on the official list as of 18 October 2026 (LIN 24/089 (F2024L01620), compilation No. 3 (F2025C01064), compiled 7 November 2025). Not visa advice: a registered migration agent can advise.

Only the times an official source states. Your own timeline depends on your documents and the authority’s workload.

• Police certificate from Canada

  For electronic fingerprint submissions: 3 business days or less with no record match; up to 120 business days if manual processing is needed or there is a possible match.