URGENT! Working for a private Canadian company abroad

[hellokady]

Hi everyone,

I still need to stay in Canada for one year and a half before applying. If I work for a Canadian company abroad, will the days count as if I'm in Canada or does this apply only to government jobs abroad?

 

[firstax]

From IRCC website:
Time you’ve lived in Canada (physical presence)

You (and some minors, if applicable) must have been physically in Canada for at least 1,095 days (3 years) during the 5 years before the date you sign your application.
We encourage you to apply with more than 1,095 days of living in Canada in case there’s a problem with the calculation.
In your calculation, you may be able to include some of the time you spent

• in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person
• outside Canada if you were a Crown servant or a family member of a Crown servant.

Further definition of Crown Servant:
Person employed in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the federal public administration or the public service of a province or territory.

Crown servants don’t include locally engaged employees (foreign citizens hired in their own countries by the Canadian government to support Canadian offices abroad).

 

[scylla]

Hi everyone,

I still need to stay in Canada for one year and a half before applying. If I work for a Canadian company abroad, will the days count as if I'm in Canada or does this apply only to government jobs abroad?

This will not count towards citizenship.

 

[hellokady]

This will not count towards citizenship.

Thank you!