The Canadian Experience Class

The individuals who have already worked in Canada and those who are wishing to settle permanently in Canada with their accompanying dependents can qualify for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class.

Requirements for Canadian Experience Class

Eligibility for permanent residence under Canadian experience class is on the basis of pass-fail. And the primary criteria for it is:

• – The applicant must have 12 months of full-time work experience in the categorized occupation as Skill Type 0 or Skill Type A or B.
  •      – The qualifying Canadian work experience was acquired within the 36 months, the applicant must immediately preceding the date of application.

• The applicant must demonstrate sufficient proficiency in one of Canada’s official languages. 
• The applicant is not inadmissible to Canada on medical, criminal, or security grounds.

Qualifying Work Experience

The work experience to qualify should be full-time and skilled (full-time means 30 hours per week). The Part-time work will be considered, but only on a pro-rata basis. For example, 8 months in a part-time skilled position at 15 hours per week will count as four months towards the required 12.

Any work experience gained in Canada without a valid work authorization will not be considered. Nor will periods of self-employment or work experience gained while the candidate was enrolled in a program of full-time study.

Language Proficiency

Minimum proficiency must be demonstrated in all four language abilities, that is Reading, writing, speaking, listening. 

The candidate whose qualifying work experience is in an occupation categorized as NOC Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A must meet Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 7 and the applicants whose qualifying work experience is in an occupation categorized as NOC Skill Level B must meet CLB level 5.

The equality between the required level of proficiency in French or English and test results under the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and the Test d’évaluation de français (TEF) are: