Job prospects Client Care Attendant - Home Care in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "client care attendant - home care" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for home support workers, caregivers and related occupations (NOC 44101) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

The demand for this occupation is primarily driven by the aging population and government investments in home support services.

While Québec's population is expected to remain relatively stable in the coming years, the number of people aged 75 and over will increase. This rise will lead to a greater demand for home support services, as most seniors prefer to remain in their residence as long as possible.

The government is investing additional funds to expand these types of services, which will stimulate employment in this sector. Furthermore, the tax credit for home support services for seniors is being enhanced, which will encourage the creation of positions in social economy home care agencies, a major employer of this workforce.

Here are some key facts about home support workers, caregivers and related occupations in Quebec:

• Approximately 17,150 people work in this occupation.
• Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Social assistance (NAICS 624): 46%
  • Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 24%
  • Hospitals (NAICS 622): 11%
  • Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 64% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 36% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 62% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations work all year, while 38% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 9% of home support workers, caregivers and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 11% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 89% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 15% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 20% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 39% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 7% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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