The Canadian Experience Class is for skilled workers who have Canadian work experience and want to become permanent residents.

Minimum requirements

You must

• Meet the required language levels needed for your job for each language ability

• Writing

• Reading

• Listening

• Speaking

• Have at least 1 year of skilled work experience in Canada, in the last 3 years before you apply—you can meet this in a few different ways:

• Full-time at 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months = 1 year full-time (1,560 hours)

• Equal amount in part-time work: for example 15 hours/week for 24 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
• You can work as many part-time jobs as you need to meet this requirement.
• Full-time work at more than 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months at more than 1 job = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
• Have gained your work experience by working in Canada while under temporary resident status with authorization to work