PSW / Healthcare Aide Cover Letter Example (Canada)
Free PSW / Healthcare Aide cover letter example for Canada (NOC 33102). Provincial registration line and shift availability up front.
About this letter
A 3-paragraph PSW / HCA cover letter (NOC 33102) for Canadian long-term care facilities. Foregrounds provincial registration, certifications, and shift availability.
See the matching Healthcare Aide / PSW resume example and the NOC 33102 guide.
Sample healthcare aide / psw cover letter
Copy this into Word/Docs/email, swap in your details, and send. ASCII-only so it parses cleanly in any Canadian ATS.
Grace Adeyemi Edmonton, AB | (780) 555-0144 | grace.adeyemi@email.com May 6, 2026 CapitalCare Dickinsfield — Director of Care Edmonton, AB Dear Director of Care, I'm applying for the Health Care Aide position posted on the CapitalCare careers site. I'm Alberta HCA Directory registered, current on Standard First Aid + CPR-C, and bring five years of long-term care and home-care experience across Edmonton. In my current role I provide direct care for 8-10 residents per shift, document in PointClickCare, and lead dementia-care rounds for four residents — reducing sundowning incidents by ~30% with a structured evening routine. I am Gentle Persuasive Approaches certified and comfortable with rotating 8- and 12-hour shifts including overnights. I would welcome a conversation. Resume attached; references on request. Sincerely, Grace Adeyemi
Why this letter works
- Provincial registration line is exactly what Alberta DOCs filter on first.
- PCC and GPA certifications mean zero retraining onboarding cost.
- Shift availability stated up front — long-term care recruiters need it.
How to adapt it
- Replace the addressee with the hiring manager's name when you can find it (LinkedIn, the company site). 'Dear Hiring Team' is fine if you can't.
- Open with the exact job title from the posting in the first sentence — recruiters scan for it.
- Keep the letter to 3 short paragraphs. Anything longer rarely gets read in Canada.
- Mirror 3–5 keywords from the job description; don't keyword-stuff.
- Sign off with a professional closing ('Sincerely', 'Kind regards') and your full name.
- Generate a tailored draft with the free Cover Letter Generator and edit from there.
Related guides
Sample is illustrative. Names and employers are fictional. Always represent your own experience accurately.