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Foreign Work Experience while full time student in Canada

Moses123

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Mar 6, 2018
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I've searched a lot of posts and now understands and accepts that my TA/RA work in Canada while full time student in Canada will not count as work experience in Canada.
I've been working with some company in my home country while I was full time student in Canada. Both the employer and client are not Canadians and the work did not take place in Canada (online). Would this experience count as work experience for FSW program?

Please let me know if you know any situation similar to that.
 

Mesh2003

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Sep 6, 2017
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I've searched a lot of posts and now understands and accepts that my TA/RA work in Canada while full time student in Canada will not count as work experience in Canada.
I've been working with some company in my home country while I was full time student in Canada. Both the employer and client are not Canadians and the work did not take place in Canada (online). Would this experience count as work experience for FSW program?

Please let me know if you know any situation similar to that.
Work experience during your full time study will not count.
 

Mesh2003

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Sep 6, 2017
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http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=855&top=6
But this link says it counts for FSW program.
Am I understanding something wrong?
Were you teaching, or a research or lab assistant at a post-secondary educational institution?

To be considered under the Federal Skilled Worker Program:

Your work experience must have been full-time (or the equivalent in part-time hours), worked continuously and paid, for at least one year in the same occupation

Someone else can help but the statement above doesn't say whether it applies to full time students.

In my opinion, it should not count cos you were a full time student in Canada. If it works that way, people can be claiming online work experience while studying.
 

Moses123

Newbie
Mar 6, 2018
7
1
Were you teaching, or a research or lab assistant at a post-secondary educational institution?

To be considered under the Federal Skilled Worker Program:

Your work experience must have been full-time (or the equivalent in part-time hours), worked continuously and paid, for at least one year in the same occupation

Someone else can help but the statement above doesn't say whether it applies to full time students.

In my opinion, it should not count cos you were a full time student in Canada. If it works that way, people can be claiming online work experience while studying.
Yes. I'll need to get some more info and talk with immigration lawers perhaps to clarify this. Cause this whole things have to do with whether I have 3 year experience or 2 year experience. Thanks for your reply. If anyone knows any case please let me know.