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SKILLED WORK EXPERIENCE

Your work experience must be:

At least one year (1,560 hours total / 30 hours per week), continuous full-time or an equal amount in part-time,

Paid work (volunteer work, unpaid internships do not count),

In the same job,

Within the last 10 years, and

At skill type 0, or skill levels A or B of the 2011 National Occupational Classification (NOC).

FULL TIME

30 hours/week for 12 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)

PART TIME

15 hours/week for 24 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)OR30 hours/week for 12 months at more than one job = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
You must show that you did the duties set out in the lead statement of the occupational description in the NOC, including all the essential duties and most of the main duties listed.
If you cannot show that your work experience meets the description in the NOC, you are not eligible under this program.
Find out the NOC code, title and skill type or level for your job.

LANGUAGE ABILITY

You must:

Meet the minimum language level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 7, and

Take a language test approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) that shows you meet the level for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

You must show that you meet the requirements in English or French by including the test results when you complete your Express Entry profile. Your test results must not be more than two years old on the day you apply for permanent residence.

EDUCATION

You must have:

a Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree,ORa completed foreign credential, and

an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) report from an agency approved by CIC. [The report must show your foreign education is equal to a completed Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree.]

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