Creation of the Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

Canadian Professional, as well as other active members of the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC), received the following announcement from Heidi Smith, the Director of Permanent Resident Policy and Programs Development at Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).

This announcement was about the creation of a new immigration class called Canadian Experience Class (CEC):

Last Winter Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) consulted stakeholders on the design of the new Canadian Experience Class (CEC) ­ a new class of immigration designed to facilitate the transition to permanent residence for temporary foreign workers and Canadian-educated foreign graduates. Many valuable comments were received through this process that ultimately influenced the design of this initiative.

As a result, I wish to inform you that the proposed regulations on the CEC were pre-published in the Canada Gazette on Saturday August 9, 2008. They can be found at: http://gazetteducanada.gc.ca/partI/2008/20080809/html/regle1-e.html

The public consultation period for these proposed regulations will be 15 days. CIC welcomes any further comments you may have during that period. Following the pre-publication period, CIC will make any necessary adjustments based on the comments received. We will notify you when the regulations go to final publication and inform you of the implementation date at that time, which will likely be in this Fall.