All Specific Entry occupational classes topic to new work expertise requirement

To qualify for an occupational class, Specific Entry candidates now require at the very least 12 months’ work expertise in an eligible occupation inside the previous three years.

This work expertise needn’t be steady.

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Previous to this modification, qualifying for an occupational class required six months of steady work expertise inside the previous three years.

This variation applies to all Specific Entry occupational classes, as of February 18, 2026.

Specific Entry candidates who qualify for category-based choice usually tend to obtain invites to use for everlasting residence.

What hasn’t modified re: work expertise necessities

The next elements for work expertise for category-based attracts stay unchanged:

• The work expertise will need to have been gained inside the previous three years.
• The work expertise have to be inside a single eligible occupation.
• The required period of labor expertise is for full-time work expertise, which is outlined at the least of 30 hours per week.
  • The period requirement might be met by means of an equal quantity of part-time work expertise over an extended interval (e.g., 15h per week for twenty-four months).
  • Any hours labored in extra of 30h/week don’t depend as extra work expertise.

The work expertise can have been achieve in Canada or overseas, except for classes that particularly require Canadian work expertise.

For Canadian work expertise, candidates can not depend work expertise gained whereas enrolled as a full-time scholar (even on a co-op work time period).

To be taught extra concerning the Specific Entry class overhaul, learn our devoted protection.

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