How can I prove my work experience for express entry?

Have you ever thought that why does Canada invite immigrants in such a huge bulk?

Well, to raise the economy rate and skilled population in the country, the Canadian government has been introducing new immigration pathways since last few decades. And Canada’s Express entry program successfully fulfills both the goals. In 2015, Express entry program came into limelight. It was aimed to increase the number of entries of skilled foreign workers in Canada to meet the shortage of workforce in the labor’s market.

Federal Express entry is a point-based Canadian immigration pathway which known as a major driver of skilled and experienced immigrants in the country. It gets branched into three economic sub-categories including, Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC).

Each of them has separate eligibility criteria and requirements to check the potency of the candidate for the Canadian market and economy.

Eligibility Criteria	FSWC	FSTC	CEC
Age	minimum 18 years	minimum 18 years	minimum 18 years
Language proficiency	A minimum of Canadian language benchmark (CLB) level 7 in language proficiency test like IELTS.	A minimum of Canadian language benchmark (CLB) 5 for speaking and listening & CLB 4 for reading and writing in language proficiency test like IELTS.	A minimum of Canadian language benchmark (CLB) level 7 in language proficiency test like IELTS if your NOC is 0 or A and CLB 5 if your NOC is B.
Education	Minimum secondary education	Not required	Not required
Work experience	An applicant must have one year of work experience within the last ten years either combination of full-time or part-time work	An applicant must have two year of work experience within the last five years either combination of full-time or part-time work	An applicant must have one year of work experience within the last three years either combination of full-time or part-time work

Without qualifying the eligibility criteria of the applied immigration program, no applicant gets an invitation for Canadian Permanent Residence (PR). However, the question is which documents are mandatory to check whether a candidate is qualifying the eligibility criteria or not.

Documents to prove the present age:

• Birth certificate or any identity proof 

Documents to prove educational background:

• Copy of degree, certificate or diploma from a Canadian university or college is necessary. In case, an applicant has completed education outside Canada, then Education Credential Assessment (ECA) from an approved authority like WES is mandatory to submit along with the application form.

Documents to prove language proficiency:

• Scorecard of language proficiency test is necessary to determine whether an applicant can read, write, speak and understand any of Canadian official languages or not. 

Documents to prove Work experience:

The work experience included in Express entry system must be 1560 hours per year or 30 hours per week; it means he/she needs to work either in one full time paid job for one year (30 hours per week * 12 = 1560 hours for one year); or,

Part-time job for 15 hours per week for 24 months, equivalent to 1560 hours; or,

Full time paid jobs for 30 hours per week in more than one job for 12 months to fulfill 1560 hours in one year

• An applicant needs a reference or experience letter printed on company letterhead from the employer to prove the work experience detailed. It must enlist the following particulars including,

1. Name of the applicant
2. Company’s name, and its contact information like address, telephone number and email address
3. Name, title and signature of the immediate supervisor or personnel officer at the company
4. Indicate all positions or job titles of the applicant in the company throughout his/her journey there
5. Job status (working/relieved)
6. List of duties and responsibilities in the company
7. Information on annual salary plus benefits
8. The time duration for which he/she worked in the company including the number of work hours per week 

• In case an applicant is self-employed, then instead of official experience letter, he/she needs to submit the following:

1. Evidence of self-employment income
2. Articles of incorporation or supporting documents of business ownership,
3. Documentation or payment receipts from third-party individuals indicating the service provided by an applicant

• If the work experience is in Canada, then proof may include,

1. Copies of T4 tax information slips
2. Notices of assessment issued by the Canada Revenue Agency providing complete information on work experience timeframe  

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