If you are a Temporary Foreign Worker or a foreign graduate working in Canada, you may be able to apply for permanent residence in the Canadian Experience Class. You should have knowledge of English or French and qualifying work experience. Foreign nationals such as refugee claimants in Canada and workers without status (undocumented) are not eligible to apply under this category.

All applicants must have:

• temporary resident status during their qualifying period of work experience and any period of full-time study or training in Canada,
• work experience in occupations that meet the minimum requirements for workers with Skill Type 0, or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupation Classification (NOC),
• valid English or French test results.
• not engaged in work or attended school without authorization,
• not remained in Canada after the time authorized to do so has expired,
• not been found inadmissible to Canada on grounds such as health or security,
• 12 months of qualifying work Experience within the last 36 months. Any periods of self-employment or unauthorized work cannot be included when calculating the period of work experience.

You may prove your language proficiency by taking the following exams: CELPIP General, IELTS General, or TEF for French. The minimum language test score will depend on your occupation. If your skilled work experience in Canada was in a NOC 0 or A job, then the minimum level is CLB 7 (English) or NCLC 7 (French). However, if you worked in a NOC B job, the minimum level is CLB 5 (English) or NCLC 5 (French). The tables below show the equivalency between CLB and the test results.

If you would like to know whether you could be eligible to immigrate to Canada in the Canadian Experience Class or any other program, we invite you to complete our online assessment questionnaire: On-line Assessment Questionnaire