You must meet these minimum requirements to apply for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class. You must:
· plan to live outside the province of Quebec
· be either:
· a temporary foreign worker with at least two years of full-time (or equivalent) skilled work experience in Canada, or
· a foreign graduate from a Canadian post-secondary institution with at least one year of full-time (or equivalent) skilled work experience in Canada
· have gained your experience in Canada with the proper work or study authorization
· apply while working in Canada – or – within one year of leaving your job in Canada
According to the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC), skilled work experience means:
· Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations) or
· Skill Level A (professional occupations) or
· Skill Level B (technical occupations and skilled trades)
Your application will be assessed on two requirements if you apply as a temporary foreign worker:
· your work experience and
· your ability in English or French.
If you apply as a graduate of a Canadian post-secondary educational institution with Canadian work experience, it will be assessed using the above requirements, as well as:
· your education.
Principal applicant
If you are married or living with a common-law partner in Canada, and she/he also meets the above requirements, you can decide which one of you will apply for the Canadian Experience Class as a principal applicant.
Note: A common-law partner is a person who has lived with you in a conjugal relationship for at least one year. Common-law partner refers to both opposite-sex and same-sex couples.
Find out more about how these requirements are assessed below.
Learn about:
· Requirements for temporary workers
· Requirements for graduates
· Language requirements (all applicants)