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The Canadian Experience Class
is a immigration category for Canada's temporary foreign workers and
international graduates who wish to become Permanent Residents.
Temporary
foreign workers and
international students are ideal candidates Permanent Residency.
Having
obtained a Canadian education and/or Canadian work experience, these
individuals have already settled into Canadian society and have
established
important networks in their communities and their careers.
The
Canadian Experience Class
(CEC) caters specifically to these Canadian immigration
applicants. There
are separate requirements for the two types of applicants:
International Graduates with
Canadian Work Experience
- Applicants
must meet the following minimum requirements. They must have:
- Successfully
completed a program of study of at least two academic years at a
Canadian
post-secondary educational institution;
- Obtained
at least
one year of skilled, professional or technical work experience within
24 months
of the application date; and
- Moderate
or basic
language skills, depending on the skill level of their occupation.
Temporary
Foreign Workers
- Applicants
must
meet the following minimum requirements. They must have:
- Obtained
at least
two years of skilled, professional or technical work experience within
36
months of the application date; and
- Moderate
or basic
language skills, depending on the skill level of their occupation.
An applicant who has met the minimum requirements and is still in
Canada on
either a Post-Graduate Work Permit or a Temporary Work Permit may apply
from
within Canada. For individuals no longer in Canada, applications must
be
submitted within one year of leaving their job in Canada.
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