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Canadian Experience Class is when you can obtain permanent residence in Canada if you have worked for at least one year in the last three years. In order to gain qualifications for this program you will need to have experience within Canada which may lead to Permanent Residence for you.
It is known as an immigration category for Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers when you are wanting to become a Permanent Residents of Canada.
The Canadian Experience Class Program is another way of applying for Permanent Residence under the Express Entry system, which was introduced in January of 2015. It means after a certain amount of Canadian work experience you can apply to obtain a Permanent Residence Visa. Express Entry is an electronic management application system for immigration into Canada. It helps in the selection and processing of applications for permanent residence, under particular economic immigration programs. The major goal for Express Entry is to connect immigration to the labour market. Express Entry received the name because once you are given an “Invitation to Apply”, then you have 60 days to complete the application for Permanent Residence, it could only take up to 6 months to process. The Express Entry does not change the immigration requirements; it just assists in making it faster and more organized.
You can only qualify for the Canadian Experience Class Program through a post-secondary education, if you have only acquired a Master’s degree, after completing a previous program one year in length. Both must be completed from an approved Canadian post-secondary institution, and within 2 years. If you did a co-op year it does not qualify for the one year of employment, you must graduate from the program before work hours can be accounted for. The work experience does not have to relate back to what was studied. Part time work while you were a student also does not qualify.
There is a new system for people who apply to this program, and it’s called Express Entry.
The federal skill trade program is for people who would like to become permanent resident, based on being qualified in a skill trade.
