Foreign Experience on Work Permit

[thisisvivi]

Hi everyone,

I need help with this question.

I was working for a year freelancing for a company in my home country, while I am living in Canada on my work permit.

Can I add this experience to my express entry application? Is this considered valid foreign work experience as it was when I was in Canada?

Thanks in advance.

 

[scylla]

Hi everyone,

I need help with this question.

I was working for a year freelancing for a company in my home country, while I am living in Canada on my work permit.

Can I add this experience to my express entry application? Is this considered valid foreign work experience as it was when I was in Canada?

Thanks in advance.

You cannot claim points for this work experience. You cannot double count (i.e claim points for two different jobs and work experience at the same time).

 

[siris25]

You cannot claim points for this work experience. You cannot double count (i.e claim points for two different jobs and work experience at the same time).

Hi,

I have the a query, I was working part-time in a company from June 2022 to April 2024. I completed my studies in December 2022 and continued working part-time there till April 2024, after applying and later receiving my PGWP.

So, can I show my experience from June 2022 to December 2022 during my study permit separately and my remaining experience from Jan 2023 to April 2024 as a work permit holder separately while submitting an express entry profile under work history? Even though it was continuous work. Just so the system could consider my experience after PGWP as 1 year for CEC?

Advice would be appreciated.

 

[mickhence]

Hi everyone,

I need help with this question.

I was working for a year freelancing for a company in my home country, while I am living in Canada on my work permit.

Can I add this experience to my express entry application? Is this considered valid foreign work experience as it was when I was in Canada?

Thanks in advance.

 

[mickhence]

Yes, you can add freelance work experience from your home country to your Express Entry application, even if you were in Canada on a work permit at the time. It's considered valid foreign work experience.