You must meet the following minimum requirements to apply for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class. You must:
- plan to live outside the province of Quebec;
- be:
- a temporary foreign worker with at least two years experience working full-time qualified (or equivalent) in Canada;
- a foreign graduate from a Canadian postsecondary institution with at least one year of experience working full-time qualified (or equivalent) in Canada;
- have gained your experience in Canada with work permit or study properly;
- apply while working in Canada or the year after the end of your employment in Canada;
- attach to your application the results of a language test administered by an independent third party (agency designated by Citizenship and Immigration Canada [CIC]).
According to the National Occupational Classification (NOC) of Canada, "skilled work experience" means:
- a job corresponding to the Skill Type 0 (managerial);
- a job corresponding to Skill Level A (professional occupations);
- a job corresponding to the skill level B (technical occupations and skilled trades).
Your application will be evaluated based on two requirements if you apply as a temporary foreign worker:
- work experience;
- your skills in French or English.
If you are applying as a graduate of a Canadian post-secondary institution with experience working in Canada, your application will be assessed through the above requirements, as well as function:
