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Economic ClassesCanadian Experience ClassThe Canadian Experience Class (“CEC”)allows individuals with one year of properlyauthorized skilled work experience inCanada to become permanent residents. Inaddition to having 12 months of Canadianwork experience (in a NOC 0, A or Bposition) within the previous three years inCanada, applicants must also meetminimum language requirements and planto live outside of the province of Quebec.A maximum number of complete CECapplicants are accepted each year, withsub-caps for applications for certain NOC Boccupations. Work experience in thefollowing occupations does not qualify underCEC: cooks, food service supervisors,administrative officers/assistants,accounting technicians and bookkeepers,and retail sales supervisors.Federal Skilled Worker ClassSkilled workers are eligible to becomepermanent residents because they areconsidered able to become economicallyestablished in Canada. Applicants areassessed on language skills, education,work experience, and other factors thathave shown to help newcomers prosper inCanada. To be accepted as a skilledworker, applicants must have workexperience in an eligible occupation, have avalid offer of arranged employment, or be acurrent/previous student of a Canadian PhDprogram. Applicants must also score acertain number of points under six selectioncriteria.Federal Skilled Trades ClassCertain tradespeople are eligible to becomepermanent residents based on beingqualified in one of a prescribed number ofin-demand skilled trades. Applicants musthave at least two years of work experiencein a skilled trade, meet minimum languagerequirements, and have either an offer ofemployment or a certificate of qualificationin their skilled trade issued by aprovincial/territorial body. This programaccepts a maximum number of applicationsannually, with a sub-cap for certain tradeswith only moderate Canadian labour marketneed.Provincial Nominee ClassMost provinces and territories in Canadahave an agreement with the Government ofCanada that allows them to play a moredirect role in selecting immigrants who wishto settle in that province or territory. Peoplewishing to immigrate to one of Canada’sprovinces as a provincial nominee must firstapply to the province where they wish tosettle. The province will consider theirapplication based on its immigration needsand the applicant’s genuine intention tosettle there.Before applying to immigrate to Canada,provincial nominees must complete theprovincial nomination process. After beingnominated by a province, they must thenmake a separate application to Citizenshipand Immigration Canada (“CIC”) forpermanent residence. A CIC officerassesses their overall admissibility toCanada.Business Travel to Canada, Work Permits and Immigration Law 34