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Frequently asked questions:
Canadian Experience Class
- Can experience gained in Canada without proper work or study authorization be counted under the Canadian Experience Class?
- Can lower-skilled workers apply to stay permanently under the Canadian Experience Class?
- I have different types of work experience in Canada, some skilled (NOC 0, A or B) and some lower-skilled (NOC C or D). Does the lower-skilled work experience count in any way toward the work experience required when the majority of my work experience is skilled?
- I had a refugee claim denied. Does the work experience I gained in Canada while waiting for a decision on my application as a refugee make me eligible to apply for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class?
- I’m a skilled temporary foreign worker and want to apply to stay permanently. Is there an education requirement?
- I meet the requirements to apply under the Canadian Experience Class but have since returned to my home country. Am I eligible to apply under the Canadian Experience Class?
- Does part-time work experience count toward meeting the requirements for work experience?
- I want to apply as a graduate. Can part-time work experience during my full-time studies in Canada be counted toward the one-year requirement?
- I want to apply as a graduate. Does work experience that was part of my educational program’s requirements (such as Co-op terms and apprenticeships) count toward the one-year requirement?
- It says that English- or French-as-a-second-language courses do not count toward education requirements under the Canadian Experience Class. Can my education be counted if there is a second language component?
- I have a one-year master’s degree (or one-year certificate) from a Canadian post-secondary educational institution. Am I eligible to apply for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class?
- If I don’t have a total of two years of Canadian post-secondary education, are there any other options to apply to stay permanently under the Canadian Experience Class?
- If I have already submitted an application for permanent residence as a skilled worker (the traditional way to apply), can I still apply under this category?
- When I applied for temporary residence, I needed to have a medical exam to get my work or study permit. Why do I have to have another medical exam to apply for permanent residence from within Canada?
- Is the Canadian Experience Class open to temporary residents of Quebec?
- Can I apply to stay permanently under the Canadian Experience Class if I plan to live in the province of Quebec?
- Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) is based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks. Is it a designated testing agency if I am applying under the Canadian Experience Class?
- Canada has agreements with several countries to allow their citizens to work in Canada temporarily as working holiday-makers. If part or all of my work experience in Canada was gained under such working holiday-maker programs, can it be counted toward the work experience requirement in the Canadian Experience Class?
- I graduated from a Canadian medical school. Can my residency in Canada be counted toward meeting the work experience requirement for the Canadian Experience Class?
