No proof of funds for the Canadian Experience Class
There are no proof of funds for Canadian Experience Class (CEC) under Express Entry (EE). After you received your Invitation to Apply (ITA) and completed the remaining questions, your online IRCC account will provide a document slot and request that you upload proof of funds.
IRCC's guidelines mandate that applicants upload a letter confirming their invitation to apply under the Canadian Experience Class. It's imperative to double-check your ITA to confirm that you've been invited to apply for Express Entry under the CEC category. This will help ensure that your application is complete, and avoid delays.
Sample letter
To IRCC,
Re: No requirement for proof of funds
This is an application for Express Entry under the Canadian Experience Class. There is no proof of funding requirement for this program.
Please accept this letter following IRCC’s own instructions:
“The system currently asks all applicants to provide a proof of funds document. If you don’t need to provide proof of funds, you must upload a letter explaining either that you have been invited to apply under the Canadian Experience Class, or that you have a valid job offer.”
Best regards,
Disclaimer: This blog is general information only, not legal advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. Laws change often. For advice on your situation, consult a qualified lawyer.
About our team
Five lawyers, a genealogist and a research team, all working on the same files.
Our lawyers have clerked at the Federal Court, decided claims at the Immigration and Refugee Board, served in Canada's foreign service and worked in the immigration groups of leading national firms. Kendra Gaede, our genealogist, chairs the Manitoba Genealogical Society's Research Committee and knows records from Quebec and Acadia to the Prairies. She leads the researchers who trace your family line and find the records that prove it.
2012 to 2016
Cédric Marin, our founder, studies civil law and common law at the University of Ottawa.
2017 to 2022
He clerks at the Federal Court of Canada, decides refugee claims and appeals at the Immigration and Refugee Board, and earns a Master of Laws.
2023
He opens Marin Immigration Law in Ottawa.
2025
Bill C-3 comes into force, and many more families with Canadian roots can claim citizenship.
2026
Four associate lawyers, a genealogist and a research team join, and we move into our office at 280 Albert Street.
Today
About 15 people, in Ottawa and across Canada.
