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Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

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SUMMARY

The Canadian Experience Class is for skilled workers who have Canadian work experience and want to become permanent residents.

You should first create an Express Entry profile (➨page). Under the Express Entry system, applicants will be invited to apply for permanent residence based on the information they enter in an online profile. You cannot apply directly to this program unless you are invited to apply.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The following requirements must be met if you are applying to Canadian Experience Class:

1- Work Experience

You must have equivalent of one (1) year Canadian work experience within the last three (3) years in one of these National Occupational Classification (NOC) job groups (➨Appendix 1):

  • Managerial jobs (TEER 0)
  • Professional jobs (TEER 1)
  • Technical jobs and skilled trades (TEER 2, 3)

One (1) year of experience should be continuous work in the same NOC but it can be full time, equivalent part-time or more than one job.

Self-employment and work experience gained while you were a full-time student (such as a co-op work term) doesn’t count under this program. Exception: Physicians and specialist physicians providing publicly funded medical services in Canada can be self-employed if they are invited and applied on or after April 25, 2023.

2- Language Ability

If your work experience in Canada is in TEER 0 or 1 jobs, you must have an approved test results taken within the past two (2) years and have obtained a minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark CLB 7 in all for abilities in English or French (➨Appendix 5).

If your work experience in Canada is in TEER 2 or 3 jobs, you must have taken an approved test results taken within the past two (2) years and have obtained a minimum score of Canadian Language Benchmark CLB 5 in all for abilities in English or French (➨Appendix 5).

3- Ineligibility

You are not eligible to apply under the Canadian Experience Class if you are a refugee claimant in Canada, a failed refugee claimant, had a removal order, are prohibited from entering or being in Canada, do not have status in Canada or are living illegally in your country of residence.

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WHAT STEPS SHOULD YOU TAKE?

Step 1: Work in Canada

In order to be qualified under the Canadian Experience Class and submit your application, you must have completed equivalent of one (1) year authorized work experience in Canada in an eligible occupation.

As a foreign worker in Canada, you first need to find an employer and secure the job for yourself. The criteria for your job in Canada are explained in “Minimum Requirements”.

Step 2: Create Express Entry Profile

Now that you meet all the requirements, you can create an Express Entry Profile for yourself. (➨page)

Your Express Entry profile is an online system where you submit information about yourself to the Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada.

Once accepted into the pool of candidates, you’ll be ranked in the Express Entry pool using a points-based system called Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) (➨page). Your score is based on the information in your profile. The highest-ranking candidates from the pool will be invited to apply for permanent residence. However there are occasional program-specific draws with a lower score. There have been 2 rounds of invitation per month in average.

Some invitation rounds may only invite candidates for 1 program, for example only from Federal Skilled Trades. Program-specific draws are designed to give candidates with specific skill sets, who would not normally qualify through general draws, the opportunity to receive an invitation.

The program-specific draws take place less frequently.

Check your CRS score and then compare with previous rounds of invitations to see how likely you are to get an invitation in the next round. You may calculate your score using the online CRS tool at (➨immilib.com/CRS-Tool).

If you’re not invited to apply within twelve (12) months of submitting your Express Entry profile, it will automatically expire and removed from the system. You can still create a new profile. If your profile is about to expire, you can print out screen shots of your profile to make it easier to re-enter your data.

If you are invited to apply for permanent residence, you’ll get a message in your account telling you to apply. You will have sixty (60) days to submit a complete application, otherwise the invitation will expire and your profile will be removed from the pool.

Recent Draws – Express Entry
Draw # Date of Draw No. of ITA Min. Score
321 Oct 23, 2024 1800 433
320 Oct 22, 2024 400 539
318 Oct 10, 2024 1000 444
317 Oct 9, 2024 500 539
316 Oct 07, 2024 1613 743
315 Sep 19, 2024 4000 509
314 Sep 13, 2024 1000 446
312 Aug 27, 2024 3300 507
310 Aug 15, 2024 2000 394

Step 3: Submit your application online

You can only apply for permanent residence through Express Entry if you’ve received an invitation to apply.
Your Express Entry invitation to apply is valid for 60 days only. To apply, sign in to your account and click the link to apply for permanent residence under Express Entry.
The system gives you a personalized document checklist once you’ve completed all of the fields in the online form. Get all the documents that are on your checklist and upload them.
Once you fill out all sections of the online form and upload your documents, the system will show you a list of fees you need to pay.

Pay your fees through your online account. You’ll need a debit or credit card to do this.

Apply for a Bridging Open Work Permit (if applicable)

If you are in Canada on a work permit, once you submit your complete PR application, you may also be able to apply for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) (➨page). This will let you to stay and continue working on a valid work permit until your PR application is finalized.

Permanent Residence Application
Submit Online Application:
IRCC Express Entry Profile
Official Program Guide:
immilib.com/CEC-Guide
IRCC Application Fees:
Main applicant: $950
Spouse: $950
Each child: $260
RPRF main applicant: $575
RPRF spouse: $575
Biometrics: $85
(per person if applicable)
Processing Time:
immilib.com/FED-PT
Document Checklist:
immilib.com/CEC-Doc
Contact:

1-888-242-2100 (in Canada)

1-613-944-4000 (outside Canada)

Web Form:

immilib.com/web-form

Visa Office:

immilib.com/Visa-Offices

Step 4: Biometrics

During processing, you will be asked to submit your biometrics.
You and any member of your family between 14 and 79 years old, need to give your fingerprints and photo (biometrics) for permanent residence application you submit, even if you gave your biometrics in the past and they’re still valid. You will be contacted to give your biometrics and you will have 30 days from the date on the letter to do it.

If you apply for permanent residence and are in Canada, you may qualify for an exemption from having to give your biometrics.

In order to give biometrics you need to go to an official biometrics collection service point. You must give your biometrics in person.

Before you go, check the location’s website for its services and fees at (➨immilib.com/Biometrics). Depending on the location, you may need to make an appointment.

Step 5: Medical and Background Checks

After the assessment of your application based on the eligibility criteria of the program is completed, a decision is being made on your application based on the results of your medical exam, police certificates and background checks.

You and your family (and all your dependents, accompanying or not) must pass medical, criminal and security checks to receive permanent residence. If you or any of your dependents are found medically or criminally inadmissible, your application will be refused.

Medical Check:

Instructions on how to get the medical exam done will be sent to you upon completion of selection based on the program’s eligibility criteria. You and your dependents must go for the medical exam within 30 days of receiving these instructions. Only an approved panel physician (➨immilib.com/PP) can do a complete medical exam for immigration reasons.

Once the exam is done, the physician will send the results to IRCC and will give you a document confirming that a medical exam is done.
Background Check:
Background check is a required procedure to verify your criminal and/or security background to ensure you are admissible to Canada. Criminality and Security together are background checks. Criminality check is performed by RCMP (Police Service of Canada), and Security by CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) and CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency).

Step 6: Landing in Canada

If your application is approved, you will be asked to pay your right of permanent residence fee if you haven’t already done so. You will receive a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) and if you are from a country that requires a visa you will also be issued a permanent resident visa.

You will only become a Permanent Resident of Canada when you cross a Canadian port of entry. This is referred to as ‘landing in Canada’ (➨page).

You must land in Canada before the expiry date, which appears on your Canada Immigration Visa. Usually, the expiry date is one (1) year from the time medical examinations were completed. As this is not always the case, be sure to verify the expiry date as soon as the Canada Immigration Visa is received.

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