All Economic Class programs aim to attract immigrants to Canada who are able to establish themselves financially. Canadian Experience Class (CEC), which is part of the Economic Class, is managed by Express Entry. Currently, processing takes approximately 6 months after an Invitation to Apply is received.
- You must meet all program requirements to be eligible for the application.
- Within 36 months of your application date, you must have at least one year of Canadian full-time professional, technical, or skilled work experience. It does not count if you are self-employed or have work experience while a full-time student.
- You will need to have work experience in either a managerial, professional, technical or skilled trades occupation gained in TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 job categories. Your work experience can be in 1 or more of these categories.
- Depending on the job, meet the minimum language score of CLB 5, or CLB 7, on the Canadian Language Benchmark.
- You may plan to live and work in another province than Quebec. Quebec Experience Class is available to individuals with Quebec work experience and who intend to reside in Quebec.