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    Graduate assistant experience for immigration under FSW

    lol I read that document too! but how long of a break do they consider as a "short break"? what if it's a month of break?
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    Graduate assistant experience for immigration under FSW

    thank you very much for your reply; but are you sure though?
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    Graduate assistant experience for immigration under FSW

    Hello, I am a graduate assistant at one of the Canadian universities, and I have been working as a graduate assistant for 5 years, which is equivalent to 1 year of full time work. I have no problem immigrating to Canada, but there is one thing that I am concerned about: I have few months of...
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    what is a continuous experience?

    ...my TAship is not exactly a permenant job..I can only hold TA for 8months in an academic year, but is renewable for next academic year, as long as my performance as a student is satisfactory. Also the number of years of TA cannot exceed the normal duration of my studies. so I can work as TA...
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    what is a continuous experience?

    yes for sure? I even phoned the call center but they wouldn't help me out only because I am applying under FSW
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    what is a continuous experience?

    Hello, I have been a teaching assistant at my university as a graduate student for 6 years (MSc + PhD years). My total work hours exceed the 1950 hrs limit set by the CIC, but the problem is that I have 4 months of gap between each academic years that I served as a TA (I didn't work as a TA...
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    URGENT HELP REQD...from you the experts...cheers

    Shola, could you tell us where you found that statement?
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    what is "continuous" employment?

    Hello, I have been a teaching assistant at my university as a graduate student for 6 years (MSc + PhD years). My total work hours exceed the 1950 hrs limit set by the CIC, but the problem is that I have 4 months of gap between each academic years that I served as a TA (I didn't work as a TA...
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    immigrating to canada....and going for second university degree

    Hello, I am a recent university graduate and I am thinking of getting a second university degree rather than applying for the post graduate work permit.......I found getting a work experience in skilled jobs really tough, because employer often asks me if I have 2 years of experience in the...
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    how can i possibly get a 1 year of skilled experience?

    I know that I am supposed to get a skilled work experience (Type 0, A or B) but most of those jobs requires at least 2,3 years of industry experience, and having been fresh out of university, I do not have 2,3 years of work experience on me. So how can I possibly get those jobs? any...
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    how can i possibly get a 1 year of skilled experience?

    Hello, Pretty soon I am graduating with my BSc from my university, and after that I am wanting to apply for a permenant residency through Canada Experience class. One thing remains as a big question though - how am I supposed to get 1 year of skilled Canadian work experience? to me, it seems...
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    Research assistant while studying

    Is it normal for ECE student to get TAB B research assistantship funding?? or in other words, is it normal for ECE student to work ~30 hrs/week as a research assistant?
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    Does this count as skilled work experience?

    But isn't this scholarship like university paying me for conducting a research related to my thesis topic?
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    Does this count as skilled work experience?

    If I received a "scholarship" from an university for peforming a research directly related my thesis topic, does this research activity count as work experience (this "scholarship" was offered as a research funding or research grant. I have received T4A tax form)? Here is description of my...
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    can my research work toward my MSc and PhD thesis count as work experience?

    I am PhD student at one of the Canadian universities, and I had done my BSc and MSc in Canada as well. The research project works that I have done for my thesis were funded by my supervisor and university scholarship. Can I claim my thesis research work as work experience since it was funded...
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    applying to become PR as a graduate student via FSW program

    Are you sure? I know that for temporary foreign worker applying under CEC, they need to have 2 years of full time paid work experience, and 1 year of full time work for international student who studied for more than 16 months in Canada. Why do you think that I will qualify for immigration...
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    applying to become PR as a graduate student via FSW program

    Hi aidandoherty, I have been living in Canada for 11 years now, I got my high school education in Canada, my BSc in Canada and now I am about to gradaute with MSc degree. Could you explain little more about how my master's degree education (the works that I have done for my master's thesis)...
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    applying to become PR as a graduate student via FSW program

    why can't my master's degree education count as work experience?
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    applying to become PR as a graduate student via FSW program

    Hello, I am a master's student at one of the Canadian universities. I want to immigrate to Canada badly and I am wondering if my master's degree education can count as 1 year of continuous work experience (not just my work as TA/RA, but also the time I spent for my master's thesis research)...