If you have worked or studied in Canada, you may qualify for the Canadian Experience Class. In order to apply for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class, you must:

• plan to live outside the province of Quebec
• be either: 1) a temporary foreign worker with at least two years of full-time (or equivalent) skilled work experience in Canada, or 2) a foreign graduate from a Canadian post-secondary institution with at least one year of full-time (or equivalent) skilled work experience in Canada
• have gained your experience in Canada with the proper work or study authorization
• apply while working in Canada – or – within one year of leaving your job in Canada

According to the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC), skilled work experience means:
• Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations) or
• Skill Level A (professional occupations) or
• Skill Level B (technical occupations and skilled trades)

Your application will be assessed on two requirements if you apply as a temporary foreign worker:
• your work experience and
• your ability in English or French.

If you apply as a graduate of a Canadian post-secondary educational institution with Canadian work experience, it will be assessed using the above requirements, as well as your education.