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.