3. Finding Internationally Trained Workers

3. FINDING INTERNATIONALLY TRAINED WORKERS

In this section you will find information on the following:

3.2.4 Canadian Experience Class

Recruitment: Finding Internationally Trained Workers

The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program allows temporary foreign workers and graduated international students to apply for permanent residence.

To qualify, the candidates must:
- intend to live outside Quebec;
- be either:
  - temporary foreign workers with at least two years of full-time (or equivalent) skilled work experience in Canada, or
  - foreign graduates from a Canadian post-secondary institution with at least one year of full-time (or equivalent) skilled work experience in Canada;
- Have gained their experience in Canada with the proper work or study authorization; and
- Apply while working in Canada or within one year of leaving Canada.
To be considered for permanent residence under the CEC, the candidate’s work experience must fall within one of the following Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC) categories:
- Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations);
- Skill Level A (professional occupations); or
- Skill Level B (technical occupations and skilled trades).
Candidates are assessed on their Canadian skilled work experience, their proficiency in English or French, and their Canadian post-secondary credential (if applicable).