The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) is an immigration program that allows individuals who have worked in Canada for at least one year to immigrate permanently.
CEC Applicants may remain in Canada throughout the application process. Applicants can choose to apply for the Canadian Experience Class from inside or outside of Canada, as long as their Canadian work experience was gained within three years prior to application submission.
Applicants to the Canadian Experience Class must meet the following minimum requirements. Applicants must have:
CEC Applicants may remain in Canada throughout the application process. Applicants can choose to apply for the Canadian Experience Class from inside or outside of Canada, as long as their Canadian work experience was gained within three years prior to application submission.
Applicants to the Canadian Experience Class must meet the following minimum requirements. Applicants must have:
- A minimum of 12 months of “skilled”, professional or technical, work experience in Canada within 3 years of the date of application; and
- Achieved a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) threshold of 5 (for NOC B jobs) or 7 (for NOC 0,A jobs)
- Applicants must not intend to live in the province of Quebec (see the Quebec Experience Class)