Canadian Experience Class is introduced with the intention to provide an opportunity to temporary foreign workers and international student to become permanent residents of Canada. This class is for applicants who are familiar with Canadian society, job market of Canada, have knowledge of official languages of Canada and have an ability to establish in Canada.

There are two streans under the class:
Temporary foreign workers: temporary foreign workers who are in Canada can apply for permanent residency if:

• Applicant has at least two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time work experience and
• Work experience must fall under skill level 0, A or B of the National Occupational Classification (NOC);
• Two-year work experience must be obtained within three (3) years preceding the date of the application;
• Applicant must establish proficiency in English or French.

Post-Graduation Stream: international students can apply for permanent residency if:

• Completed a required program of study in Canada as a full time student and obtained a Canadian educational credential;
• Must have at least one (1) year of full-time equivalent part-time work experience;
• Work experience must fall under skill level 0, A or B of the National Occupational Classification (NOC);
• Work experience must be obtained within two (2) years preceding the date of the application;
• Applicant must establish proficiency in English or French.

Language proficiency standards:
Applicants are required to provide evidence of language proficiency. Following are approved tests for language proficiency:

English language testing organizations

• The University of Cambridge, Local Examination Syndicate
• Education Australia; and
• The British Council

These organizations conduct the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam.

French language testing organization
The Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which administers the Testd’Évaluation de Français (TEF).

Applicants are required to proove their proficiency in accordance with the benchmarks mentioned below using the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000 (for English) or Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens 2006 (for French):

For applicants with qualifying Canadian work experience in Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A, they must obtain a benchmark of:

• 7 or higher for each of those abilities; or
• 6 for any one of those abilities, 7 or higher for any other two of those abilities and 8 or higher for the remaining ability.

For applicants with qualifying Canadian work experience in Skill Level B, they must obtain a benchmark of:

• 5 or higher for each of those abilities; or
• 4 for any one of those abilities, 5 or higher for any other two of those abilities and 6 or higher for the remaining ability.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Test score equivalency chart (for applications submitted or test reports dated after February 15, 2009)

Test d’évaluation de français (TEF)

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