The Canadian Experience Class is for skilled workers who have at least one (1) year of Canadian work experience and want to become permanent residents. The minimum eligibility requirements are:

• Meet the required language levels needed for your job for each of the four (4) language ability requirements National Occupation Classification (NOC):

NOC skill level | Minimum level for all four language abilities

NOC 0 or A        CLB 7

NOC B               CLB 5

• Accumulated at least one (1) year of Canadian skilled work experience in the last three (3) years before applying.
• Legally worked in Canada in either a NOC skilled work experience means: managerial jobs (NOC Skill Level 0), professional jobs (Skill Type A) or technical job and skilled trades (NOC Skill Type B)
• The applicant must demonstrate that he or she performed the duties set out in the lead statement of the occupational description, based off the the National Occupational Classification (NOC) guide. This includes all the essential duties and most of the main duties listed.
• Self-employment and work experience gained while a full-time student (such as a co-op work term) doesn’t count under this program.

The Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) is for those skilled workers who want to become permanent residents based on their qualification in a skilled trade. The minimum eligibility requirements are:

The federal government allows each Canadian province and territory to “nominate” applicants based on the particular economic and labour requirements of the province. As such, the provinces can select individuals who wish to immigrate to Canada based on their eligibility for a specific provincial program, and on the condition that the individual will settle in the respective province.

The PNP programs are another option to immigrate to Canada, especially if you do not have enough points to be selected under Express Entry, or are not eligible for any other federal immigration category.

Participating provinces and territories have signed agreements with the Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that allow them to select immigrants who meet the requirements that they have set forth. If an individual qualifies for a PNP, the province will nominate them through Express Entry by awarding them 600 additional points as part of the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).

Provinces with PNP programs each have their own selection criteria to find immigrants with skills that the province needs which they cannot hire locally. The selection criteria and occupations vary across provinces, from information technology, medicine, agriculture, trades, business, investors, and people who have ties to Canada.

Click on the  link below to learn more about each province’s PNP or contact Beaver for more information.

PNP Programs