CANADIAN EXPERIENCE CLASS (CEC)

The program offers significant benefits to skilled workers with over a year of Canadian work experience who aspire to attain permanent residency.

Moreover, immigrants holding temporary work permits benefit from Canada's Express Entry system. This pathway is particularly beneficial for international students with post-graduate work permits, allowing them to work in Canada for up to a year in a professional or technical field. The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) offers a fast-track route to permanent resident status for these individuals who have accumulated at least a year of work experience in Canada.

Under the Novus CEC category, this opportunity is also extended to immigrants currently residing outside of Canada. Applicants in this category are required to submit their applications within three years from the time they left their Canadian job.

ESSENTIALS FOR CANADIAN EXPERIENCE CLASS

Candidate should have at least one year’s work experience= 1,560 hours (fulltime) or equal amount of half days in Canada within 36 months of the CEC application date.

The Canadian work experience should fall under one of the three job classes: 0, A and B category of the NOC- National Occupational Classification.

You are required to meet or surpass the CLB- Canadian Language Benchmark of 5 (initial intermediate) or 7 (adequate intermediate proficiency), depending on the standard of your job.

For your information: Part-time work experience during your studies will not be accepted by the CEC program.