Express Entry — Canadian Experience Class
Documents and eligibility gates
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Documents and eligibility gates
Every requirement below is quoted verbatim from the official source and linked back to it. Navisa reads and cites the governing text rather than restating a document name from memory. This is a reference summary, not immigration advice, and it does not replace review by a licensed RCIC.
“CLB 4 for reading and writing”
“CLB 5 for speaking and listening”
“Your skilled work experience must: be in 1 or more of these NOC categories: training, education, experience and responsibilities (TEER) 0, 1, 2, or 3”
“CLB 5 for TEER 2 or TEER 3 occupations”
“Work experience in a skilled trade under key groups of TEER 2 or TEER 3”
“CLB 7 for TEER 0 or TEER 1 occupations”
“Work experience in an occupation listed in 1 of these NOC TEER Categories: - TEER 0 - TEER 1 - TEER 2 - TEER 3”
“Your skilled work experience must: ... be gained by working in Canada while authorized to work under temporary resident status”
“certificate of qualification in a trade occupation issued by a Canadian province or territory (if you have one)”
“If you want to improve your rank in the Express Entry pool”
“proof of Canadian education or an educational credential assessment report for immigration purposes”
“If you want to improve your rank in the Express Entry pool. If you went to school in Canada, you can get points for a certificate, diploma or degree from a Canadian high school or post-secondary institution.”
“written job offer from an employer in Canada”
“take approved language tests in English or French”
“language test results”
“a passport or travel document”
“Most applicants will also need to upload: police certificates”
“You’ll have to include proof and expect officers to check anything you provide.”
“proof of work experience (such as a reference or experience letter from an employer)”
“certificate of qualification in a trade occupation issued by a Canadian province or territory”
“When you apply online, you’ll need to provide one of those documents.”
“Include a letter of explanation with your application stating: “I am a Venezuelan national with a Venezuelan passport, which has been extended for five years.””
“proof of work experience”
“be gained by working in Canada while authorized to work under temporary resident status”
“written job offer from an employer in Canada (if you have one)”
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