Canada has invited international workers with Canadian job experience to apply for permanent residence in the country. Invitations to apply for permanent residency are issued through the Express Entry system’s Canadian Experience Class program.
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 1,000 invitations to apply inviting foreign skilled workers seeking permanent residency in Canada.
Canadian Experience Class Draw
The date and time of the round was August 07, 2025 at 14:15:21 UTC where the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of the lowest-ranked candidate invited was fixed at 534.
The tie-breaking rule date was August 03, 2025 at 06:22:02 UTC. If more than one candidate has the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.
For the Canadian Experience Class category, this is the 8th draw in 2025. The previous draw was on July 8, where 3,000 invitations to apply for permanent residency under the Express Entry draw for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) were sent with the cut-off fixed at 518.
So far this year, 19,850 invitations have been sent to foreign workers with Canadian work experience to apply for permanent residence in the country.
Canadian Experience Class
The Canadian Experience Class is designed for skilled Canadian workers seeking permanent residency, requiring minimum qualifications in Canadian skilled job experience and language fluency.
To be qualified for the Canadian Experience Class, you must have completed at least one year of paid skilled work in Canada (or an equivalent amount of part-time work) during the three years before submitting your application. Also, you must have obtained this work experience while working in Canada as a temporary resident.
Volunteering and unpaid internships are not acceptable forms of compensation for your skilled work experience; instead, you must get compensation in the form of a salary or commissions.
Additionally, if you have worked without permission and obtained your work experience while temporarily residing outside of Canada, you are not qualified for the Canadian Experience Class.
Foreigners looking to settle in Canada can apply in any of the three immigration programs managed under Express Entry process are – Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Canadian Experience Class.
To become a skilled immigrant in Canada, create a profile and submit it to the Express Entry pool. If eligible, they are placed in a pool, given a score, and invited to apply for permanent residency. However, completing an online profile does not guarantee permanent residency invitation.
IRCC employs the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) to rank Express Entry candidates, inviting top applicants for permanent residence applications every two weeks. The most recent round under Express Entry was held on July 8, 2025, for the Canadian Experience Class.
CRS score distribution of candidates in the pool as of August 5, 2025
