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If you are living in Canada temporarily as a foreign worker or a foreign student, you may be interested in making Canada your permanent home. Fortunately, since you are establishing yourself in the country, the Canadian govermentment considers this to be an asset towards immigration.
Niren and Associates has over 14 years experience assisting individuals in Canadian permanent resident cases. If you are interested in moving to Canada permanently while living in Canada, you may benefit from the Canadian Experience Class.
Contact our Montreal immigration lawyers for a professional no-obligation assessment
Thank you for addressing all my last minute phone calls and all the counsel that you have given me on my application, that eventually resulted in my success on the application. Your ideas regarding the application, offer letter, and advice on getting the employer letter from all my previous employers has made a tremendous difference for my application. – Josh K.
How the Canadian Experience Class Benefits You
The Canadian Experience Class is an immigration opportunity for temporary foreign workers and foreign students to use their managerial, professional, technical or trade work experience towards their bid for permanent residence.
The time that international students and skilled workers spend in Canada while contributing to Canadian society will now assist in their eligibility to stay permanently.
How to Qualify for Canadian Experience Class
Foreign workers and students each have requirements to qualify for the CEC program.
International Students need:
1. At least two years post secondary education in Canada
2. One year full–time Canadian skilled work experience in specific job categories
3. Language proficiency (English or French) needed for occupation.
Temporary Foreign Workers need:
1. At least two years of recent [in the last 3 years] full-time Canadian skilled work experience in specific job categories and
2. Language proficiency (English or French) needed for occupation.
The Procedure for Applying
Applicants can remain in Canada throughout the application process, or apply from elsewhere within one year of leaving their job in Canada. Selection will be based on a pass/fail system. Selected applicants will have to meet the parameters noted above. This means they need to have:
• legally come to Canada to work or study.
• obtained valid temporary status in Canada at the time of application, and
• moderate official language proficiency.
Moving to Canada permanently offers a world of possibilities to an immigrant. If you have already taken steps towards permanent immigration, you shouldn’t take chances at completing your journey.
At Niren and Associates, we can help determine if the Canadian Experience Class is the right option for you. When you choose to enter the immigration system, enlisting the help of an immigration law expert is your best option
Contact us today for a consultation with one of our Montreal, QC immigration lawyers
Updates for Canadian Experience Class Effective December 4, 2009
On December 4th, Citizen and Immigration Canada (CIC) published a major update to a chapter of its Canadian Experience Class category. The chapter that was updated involves the processing of applications for permanent residency in the Canadian Experience Class, and includes the criteria that must be met by applicants and how refusals are handled.
