If you are a temporary foreign worker or a foreign student who graduated in Canada, you may qualify for permanent residence under the Federal Canada Experience Class Program.

To qualify under the Canada Experience Class you must meet these minimum requirements:

• plan to live outside the province of Quebec
• be either:
  • a temporary foreign worker with at least two years of full-time (or equivalent) skilled work experience in Canada, or
  • 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

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.

To find out more about the Canadian Experience Class, please visit the CIC webpage.