Canadian Experience Class – (New)
For Graduates with Canadian Work Experience
Graduates of a Canadian post-secondary educational institution with Canadian work experience must accomplish the following minimum requirements:
- Successful completion of a program of study of at least two academic years*;
- One year of skilled, professional or technical work experience; and
- Language abilities appropriate to occupational skill level.
Note: an academic year means eight months of study.
Requirements are based on a pass or fail model. That means, if the minimum requirements are met, the applicant is eligible. This is not a point system such as the federal Skilled Worker Program.
Education
The applicant must be a graduate of:
- A Canadian public post-secondary educational institution, such as an accredited college or a university; or
- A Canadian private institution authorized by provincial law to grant degrees.
The applicant must graduate from a “program of study lasting at least two years” OR in the case of a one-year master’s programs, previous education prior to admission into the one-year program must have been completed in Canada for a “total of two years of Canadian post-secondary education”.
Work experience
Applicants are required to accumulate at least one year of work experience at Skill Type 0 (Managerial Occupations) or Skill Level A (Professional Occupations) or B (Technical Occupations and Skilled Trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC).
For graduates to meet the requirement for work experience, they may apply for the Post-Graduation Work Permit after graduation. These work permits may be valid for up to three years with no restrictions on the location or the type of work they can do. To ensure that they are eligible to stay permanently under the Canadian Experience Class, at least one year of work experience under the three-year permit needs to be at Skill Type 0, or Skill Level A or B under the NOC. The work experience needs to be obtained within two years of the application.
Language – English or French
Applicants with Managerial or Professional experience (Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A) must demonstrate they meet the requirements for Canadian Language Benchmark – 7. If the work experience is classified at Skill Level B, applicants must demonstrate they meet the requirements for Canadian Language Benchmark 5.
Who is not eligible to apply?
Applicants do not meet the minimum requirements if:
*Work experience in Canada is not classified as 0, A or B under the NOC list; or
- Work experience is less than one year; or
- Not established the required language skills, depending on their skill level; or
- Canadian post-secondary program of study was shorter than two academic years; or
- In the case of a one-year master’s or certificate program, the sum of their Canadian education is less than two years.
For Temporary Foreign Workers
This is not a point system such as the Federal Skilled Worker Program. Temporary foreign workers must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Two years of skilled, professional or technical work experience;
- Language abilities appropriate to occupational skill level.
Requirements are based on a pass/fail model. In other words, if the minimum requirements are met, the applicant is eligible.
Work experience
Applicants are required to accumulate, in the three years prior to an application, at least two years of work experience at Skill Type 0 (Managerial Occupations) or Skill Levels A (Professional Occupations) or B (Technical Occupations and Skilled Trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC).
Language abilities – English or French
Applicants with Managerial or Professional experience (Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A) must demonstrate they meet the requirements for Canadian Language Benchmark 7. If the work experience is classified at Skill Level B, applicants must demonstrate they meet the requirements for Canadian Language Benchmark 5.
Who is not eligible to apply?
Applicants do not meet the minimum requirements if:
- Applicant’s work experience in Canada is not classified as 0, A or B under the NOC list;
- Applicant do not have at least two years of Canadian work experience;
- Applicant has not established the necessary language skills, depending on skill level.
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