
Vinod Kumar Velappan, RCIC
AMOVAI Immigration
Canadian Experience Class
Minimum requirements
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Meet the required language levels needed for the job for each language ability
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have at least 1 year of skilled work experience in Canada, in the last 3 years before application
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full-time at 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months
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can work as many part-time jobs as needed to meet this requirement.
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have gained work experience by working in Canada while under temporary resident status with authorization to work
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Skilled work experience must be paid work including paid wages or earned commission. Volunteer work or unpaid internships are not counted
For part-time work, work can be more or less than 15 hours/week as long as it adds up to 1,560 hours. Hours worked above 30 hours/week are not counted.
Not eligible for the Canadian Experience Class if
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a refugee claimant in Canada
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working without authorization
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work experience was gained without temporary resident status in Canada
Skilled work experience means:
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managerial jobs (skill level 0)
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professional jobs (skill type A)
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technical jobs and skilled trades (skill type B)
Work experience can be in 1 or more NOC 0, A or B jobs.
Education
For Canadian Experience Class, there is no education requirement. However, scores in the Express Entry can be improved if studied in a Canadian high school or post secondary institution or have an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from a designated organization.
Language ability
Minimum language level of:
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Canadian Language Benchmark 7 for NOC 0 or A jobs or
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Canadian Language Benchmark 5 for NOC B jobs
Language tests are valid for 2 years after the date of the test result and must be valid on the day of application for permanent residence.