Canada Express Entry - Canadian Experience Class
Federal permanent residence class for skilled workers with recent authorized Canadian work experience.
- Route type
- Work
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 7 each quoted below
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
7 requirements quoted from the official source.
- Admissibility Required
The applicant must be admissible to Canada.
- Application Required
A complete permanent residence application must be submitted under the program.
- Authorized Temporary Status When Working
The work must have been obtained while authorized under temporary resident status.
- Canadian Work Hours Min
At least 1,560 hours of qualifying paid Canadian work are required in the previous three years.
- Character and security
IRCC completes the applicable medical, criminality and security assessment.
- Eligible Teer Categories
The Canadian work experience must be in NOC TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3.
- Outside Quebec Intent
The applicant must plan to live outside Quebec.
2 exclusions quoted from the official source.
- Student Work Excluded
Work acquired while a full-time student does not count toward the minimum.
- Self Employment Excluded Conditionally
Self-employment normally does not count, subject to the published physician policy.
- Education Requirement
There is no minimum education requirement.
- Eligibility summary
IRCC requires at least 1,560 hours of authorized Canadian skilled work in the three years before application.
- Official source basis
IRCC requires at least 1,560 hours of authorized Canadian skilled work in the three years before application.
- Permanent Residence Outcome
The official program is a pathway to Canadian permanent residence.
- Report summary
IRCC requires at least 1,560 hours of authorized Canadian skilled work in the three years before application.
Who you can bring
From here to a yes
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to Canada?
Federal permanent residence class for skilled workers with recent authorized Canadian work experience.
Every answer is quoted from the official canada.ca page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.
We checked 14 points against the official source; 14 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
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Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Where every quote comes from
Official government source canada.caLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Canada government page.Other work routes to Canada
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