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CANADIAN EXPERIENCE CLASS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS | EXPRESS ENTRY

Canadian Experience Class Program Requirements | Express Entry

The Canadian Experience Class Program allows foreign nationals with Canadian work experience to become permanent residents of Canada.

CEC Program Requirements

To immigrate as a skilled worker under the Canadian Experience Class, two primary requirements are to have Canadian work experience and meet English or French language proficiency.


Education, even though not a requirement, can add Express Entry points, and increases a candidate's Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score respectively. With CRS Calculator, one can calculate points and access eligibility to apply under this stream. Proof of funds is not a requirement under the Canadian Experience Class.


Also, candidates who are married to or live with a common-law partner (foreign national) in Canada, either or both of you can fill out an Express Entry Profile if both meet the requirements of the Canadian Experience Class Program.

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a foreign national must have at least one year of paid Canadian work experience within the three years prior to applying for immigration. The work experience should have been obtained while the candidate was authorized to work in Canada, such as through a post-graduation work permit, an open work permit (including those issued under the International Experience Class program), an LMIA-based work permit, or an LMIA-exempt work permit that is employer-specific.


  • An open work permit, including the work permit issued under the International Experience Class program


Canadian skilled work experience can be obtained through 12 months of full-time work, which means 30 hours per week or 1,560 hours per year. Alternatively, candidates can work part-time for 24 months, which means 15 hours per week or 1,560 hours over two years.


The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) uses the Canadian National Occupational Classification - NOC 2016 to evaluate whether a candidate's work experience, based on skill type and level, is on the list of eligible jobs for the Canadian Experience Class stream. Managerial, professional, technical positions, and skilled trades under skill type 0 or skill levels A or B of the NOC are eligible. Candidates must show that they performed all duties specified in the occupational description in the NOC.


Canadian work experience must not be continuous, or in the same job, as required by the Federal Skilled Worker Program. However, overtime hours cannot be claimed to meet the time requirement. For example, if a candidate worked overtime and reached 1,560 hours in eight months, they still need to work full-time for one year to apply under the Canadian Experience Class stream.

Language Ability

the language proficiency requirements for the Canadian Experience Class program remain the same. The language requirement depends on the skill type or level of the job in which the applicant has gained one year of Canadian work experience.


The minimum language requirement is:


  • Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7 for NOC 0 or A jobs in all four language abilities: reading, writing, listening, and speaking, or
  • CLB 5 for NOC B jobs in all four language abilities: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
  • Note, if you combine jobs in NOC 0, A, or B, then you must meet CLB 7 If a candidate combines jobs in NOC 0, A, or B, they must meet CLB 7 if they worked longer in NOC 0 or A jobs or CLB 5 if they worked longer in NOC B jobs during the required one year of work experience


To meet the language requirement, candidates can take either the CELPIP or IELTS test for English or the TEF test for French. Only the “General test” (not academic) option is accepted under the Express Entry. CLB 7 corresponds to a score of 6 for IELTS or 7 for CELPIP in all four language abilities. CLB 5 corresponds to a score of 5 or 4 (for reading) for IELTS or 5 for CELPIP in all four language abilities. The language test result is only accepted if it is less than two years old on the day of the application for permanent residence.

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