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I'm confused by this. It clearly states it needs to be WITHIN the last three years? My Canadian work experience was 24 months full time.

Just wanted to check a small detail in regard to how long the Canadian work experience points for EE last for. As I understand it, you can only claim these up to three years after you have worked in Canada. So I have two years of Canadian work experience (June 2013 - June 2015). Does this mean...

For anyone in this position I would recommend that they contact the CRA and see whether they are deemed to be self-employed or not. I have just had contact from the CRA, and they advised me that I was definitely not self-employed, and that I was actually an employee of the firm I worked ford...

@Dilbert Thanks man!

@pziegler1986 My accountant actually deemed me to be an employee of the client I worked for, not the agency. The agency didn't withhold any pay, as I was paid everything and had to pay my own taxes, GST, etc. I never paid any CPP or EI. But the argument on me being an employee of the client is...

@pziegler1986 Thanks for the clarification, and happy to hear you managed to get an ITA anyway, regardless of this issue. As I outlined before, I didn't have any deductions at all, but I worked solely full time for one employer (via a recruitment agency) working at their premises and using...

@Dilbert Thanks for all the info, massively appreciated. I was a IT contractor yes; a web developer. Having read that link, my situation was exactly as described under "Example of an employee". So the issue now is that there is basically not a clear ruling that the CRA will issue, which...

@ Dilbert Thanks, that would be hugely appreciated! It's comforting to hear that there are others in this situation too - I was starting to believe I was the only one. I have applied online for the CRA ruling, but am going to follow this up via post too, as I've had no confirmation this was...

I ended up leaving Canada at the end of my second year IEC visa, in June, because of it. I knew I wouldn't gain enough points to get picked out so ran out of options, so I feel your pain completely. If it's any help I have copied an excerpt below from my original question to my accountant, and...

In regards to your questions all I would say is get a ruling from the CRA and proceed from there, rather than editing what you currently have. I'm hoping for a swift response, but am highly doubtful. Everything government related seems to take weeks. I have applied online through the My Business...

@ pziegler1986 @ confused1988 Looks like we are all in identical situations - all having been incorporated contractors, who were in charge of our own taxes, didn't have any T4's, and paid ourselves salaries. @ pziegler1986 Can I ask how many points you got and what route did you go down? I'll...

@sidon17 No idea on how long sorry, and you can only get a ruling from the pervious year. I can't link directly to the file here, but search Google for this to find it: "REQUEST FOR A RULING AS TO THE STATUS OF A WORKER UNDER THE CANADA PENSION PLAN AND/OR THE EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT".

@Dilbert Thanks. The key thing here is that anyone can choose not to check "Self-employed", and therefore get the points initially (as it's just calculated computer logic). However I'm assuming when an Immigration Officer actually reviews the application file they can then get refuse the...

@Dilbert Interesting to hear. Did you successfully get the 40 points for 1 year of work experience then? Have you successfully obtained PR? Cheers

@sidon17 I haven't entered the Express Entry system yet, because of this concern. My corporate accountant has now informed me that technically I was an employee of the company that I worked for, via the recruitment agency. So although I was incorporated, I should be deemed to be a "Personal...

Hi sidon17, Can you confirm that you didn't get any points from Express Entry for your self-employed Canadian work experience? I am thinking of applying and need to know if my incorproated Canadian work experience would gain points. Thanks

Thanks jes_ON, I've looked at the linked page but cannot see the segment that you have quoted? It seems there is no clear page where it states that FSW accepts self-employment work experience in Canada. Although I understand the quoted text, I can't see anywhere where it says this is directly...

Hi Dobes, Thanks for your reply. Can you tell me how you know that is definitely the case? As explained, I was incorporated for my two years of Canadian work experience (on an IEC visa). I worked for a huge Canadian telco, via a recruitment agency. I invoiced the recruitment agency weekly...

Hi Kim Sorry I can't answer your question, but I was wondering if you could help with mine if you don't mind! Did your incorporated Canadian work experience get your points on your Express Entry profile? I am looking at applying for FSW but am concerned my Canadian work experience (which was...

Hi guys, So does this mean that you can get points for self-employed Canadian work experience? I was incorporated for my two years of work in Canada, although I actually worked continuously for one large company (via a recruitment agency). I'm asking as the word "employment" has been replaced...