Canadian Experience Class – Express Entry

The Canadian Experience Class is an immigration sub-category of the Express Entry stream managed by IRCC. This sub-category allows foreign workers, who have worked in Canada for at least one year, to immigrate permanently.

Eligibility Requirement (Canadian Experience Class):

To be eligible to apply for Express Entry through CEC, the applicant must:

• Have a minimum of 1 year of experience within 3 years before the application. Applicants must have experience in one or more occupations which are classified as skilled level types 0, A, and B under the national occupation classification (NOC). Also, the duties’ description of your occupation must be found in NOC including all essential roles and responsibilities.
• Meet the requirement of language ability. The minimum Level for NOC skilled level category 0 and A is CLB 7 and CLB 5 is for NOC skilled level B category.
• Have legal status while studying and working in Canada.
• Have a Valid Education assessment for the credential, if any, from out of Canada.
• Meet 67 points requirement for basic assessment based on basic human capital.

Application Process:

Once all the eligibility requirements are met, the candidate must follow the below-mentioned steps in order to move ahead for application :

• Submit an online expression of interest in the Federal express entry draw pool system which is valid for 12 months. Express entry draws happen twice in a month and invites individuals with the highest Comprehensive score.
• Once an Invitation to apply is received, an individual must submit all supporting documents and accept the Invitation within 60 days to the federal government on their official website.
• The application would be further analysed to confirm if an individual can become a permanent resident. During this process, an individual would be required to produce positive medical test reports along with a clear criminal record check.
• Lastly, the candidate would receive a Passport request asking to submit the original passport to VFS  Global for a permanent residency stamp.

Facts to know:

• Permanent Residency Visa is valid for 5 years. An individual must spend 730 days (at one go is not necessary) in Canada to re-issue their Permanent residency visa.
• If an individual lives for 1095 days in Canada, they can apply directly for citizenship of Canada.
• Permanent residency holders can travel outside of Canada frequently when they are on the status of PR.

Assistance by Winny Immigration:

With 4 decades of know-how about Canadian immigration and with international presence, Winny Immigration strives to assist the candidate for the CEC application process in a hassle-free and seamless manner.