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Canada skilled migration: how long the Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class takes, what it costs, and whether it leads to permanent residence
Permanent Residence
Permanent residence through Express Entry — Canadian work
Permanent residence for skilled workers with eligible Canadian work experience, managed through Express Entry. IRCC publishes minimum requirements, not a selection-factor points test. Meeting those minimums is how you become eligible to submit a profile; CRS ranking decides invitations. You must plan to live outside Quebec.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
Does Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class lead to permanent residence?
- Residency
Permanent residence on grant
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
Do you need a job offer for Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class?
- Job offer
Not required
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
What education does Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class require?
- Education
The page states no education minimum
Express Entry comparison page: CEC education — 'Not required.' No education minimum is stored.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
How much money do you have to show for Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class?
- Funds
The authority states no funds requirement
Proof of funds not required if applying under CEC
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
How much does Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class cost to apply for?
- Application fee
CAD 1,590
Principal applicant under Economic immigration (including Express Entry / Canadian experience class): CAD 990 processing + CAD 600 right of permanent residence, published as CAD 1,590 together. Spouse or partner is a further CAD 1,590 (or CAD 990 without the residence fee). Dependent child CAD 270 each. Biometrics CAD 85 per person (family maximum CAD 170) are charged separately and are not included in 1,590.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
How long does Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class take to process?
- Processing time
No commitment to a processing time
Open the authority's page for this fact
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
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What does Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada actually require?
Quoted from the pages named beside each rule, not paraphrased.
- Language
Approved English or French tests required. The skills you need depend on the NOC TEER group of your job. TEER 0 or 1: CLB 7 / NCLC 7 in all 4 abilities. TEER 2 or 3: CLB 5 / NCLC 5 in all 4 abilities.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
- Work experience
1 year
At least 1 year of work or 1,560 hours total (30 hours per week) in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 in the 3 years before you apply, gained in Canada while authorized as a temporary resident.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
Not published on the pages we read
We checked for each of these and the page carried no figure. The absence is recorded with the reason, so this page states nothing the authority does not.
Processing time
CEC program page publishes no fixed month range. The check-processing-times tool, opened 2026-08-16, says results 'are not a maximum or a guarantee' and 'Your application may take longer than the times shown here.'
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
The process
How it works
- 1Meet the Canadian Experience Class minimum requirements — there is no selection-factor points test.
- 2CRS ranking in the pool decides who receives an Invitation to Apply.
What changed when we last checked this record
CEC who-can-apply page opened 2026-08-16 (page details 2026-06-22). Minimum requirements only — no 67-point grid. Canadian paid work in TEER 0–3, at least 1 year / 1,560 hours in the last 3 years, while authorized as a temporary resident. Education not required. Job offer not required. Proof of funds not required if applying under CEC. Must plan to live outside Quebec.
Source: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · verified 2026-09-24
Estimate against the official table: Do I meet the Canadian Experience Class requirements?, What would my Canada CRS ranking score be?
Other verified Canada routes
- Express Entry — Federal Skilled Worker
- Express Entry — Federal Skilled Trades
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
- Study Permit → PGWP
- LMIA-based Work Permit (TFWP)
- Quebec — Skilled Worker Selection (PSTQ)
- Quebec — Quebec Experience Program (PEQ)
- Quebec — Investor Program
- Quebec — Entrepreneur Program
- Quebec — Self-employed Worker Program
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