Canadian Experience Class Programm
The Canadian Experience Class is for skilled workers who have Canadian work experience and want to become permanent residents.
About CEC Programm
The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program is a vital component of Canada’s Express Entry immigration system, offering a promising pathway to permanent residency for skilled foreign workers who have gained valuable work experience in the country. This program is specifically tailored to individuals who have already contributed their talents and expertise to the Canadian job market, recognizing their ability to integrate seamlessly into the nation’s workforce and society. By providing a fair and efficient selection process, the CEC program seeks to attract and retain top talent, fostering a diverse and thriving Canadian community while offering skilled workers the opportunity to establish a long-term future in this welcoming and vibrant nation.
To be eligible you must
What are the benefits of this (CEC PR) visa?
- The Canadian Experience Class immigrants have already built up a year of working experience. This factor is highly valued under the Comprehensive Ranking System and gives the migrant the access to the CRS points for the experience they have.
- Since the required documents are quite less, the Canadian Experience Class applications are processed much faster, which is often within three to four months.
- Candidates which are under the Canadian Experience Class are not required to show any kind of proofs when it comes to the settlement funds, unlike the FSTC and FSWC are.
Eligibility to apply for the Canadian Experience Class (Express Entry)
Minimum requirements
- meet the required language levels needed for your job for each language ability
- writing
- reading
- listening
- speaking
- have at least 1 year of skilled work experience in Canada, in the last 3 years before you apply—you can meet this in a few different ways:
- full-time at 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months = 1 year full-time (1,560 hours)
- equal amount in part-time work: for example 15 hours/week for 24 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
- You can work as many part-time jobs as you need to meet this requirement.
- full-time work at more than 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months at more than 1 job = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
- have gained your work experience by working in Canada while under temporary resident status with authorization to work
You’re not eligible for the Canadian Experience Class if
- you’re a refugee claimant in Canada
- you’re working without authorization
- your work experience was gained without temporary resident status in Canada
Education
There is no education requirement for the Canadian Experience Class.
If you want to improve your rank in the Express Entry pool for immigration purposes, there are 2 ways you can do this.
- If you went to school in Canada, you can get points for a certificate, diploma or degree from a Canadian:
- secondary institution (high school) or
- post-secondary institution
- If you have foreign education, you can get points for:
- a completed foreign credential, and
- an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report for immigration purposes from a designated organization showing that your education is equal to a completed certificate, diploma or degree from a Canadian:
- secondary institution (high school) or
- post-secondary institution
Language ability
You must:
- meet the minimum language level of:
- Canadian Language Benchmark 7 for TEER 0 or TEER 1 jobs or
- Canadian Language Benchmark 5 for TEER 2 or TEER 3 jobs
- take approved language tests for:
- writing
- reading
- listening
- speaking
- describe the test results in your Express Entry profile
Your language tests are valid for 2 years after the date of the test result and must be valid on the day you apply for permanent residence.
Admissibility
You must be admissible to Canada.
Where you can live in Canada
You must plan to live outside the province of Quebec. The province of Quebec selects its own skilled workers. If you plan on living in Quebec, see Quebec-selected skilled workers for more information.
When you fill out your profile, we’ll ask you where you plan to live in Canada. You don’t have to settle in that province or territory.
