1 year of continuous work

[mburu]

Hello,

I just gathered my 1560 hours of work in Canada, but during the year I took 2 weeks of unpaid vacation. One in spring and one in winter. There were also times when I worked under 30 hours per week and the missing days were not paid as I had previously used my paid sick days.
Do I still fall under the category of 'continuous' work?

 

[grizzling]

If you are trying to apply under CEC the one year of work experience doesn't have to be continuous. You just need a one year or 1560 hours of work in Canada within last 3 years.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=664&top=29

The continuous work experience applies only to Federal Skilled Workers Programme.

 

[mburu]

Thanks, and if I wanted the Federal Skilled Workers Programme, would I fall under 'continuous'

 

[grizzling]

Thanks, and if I wanted the Federal Skilled Workers Programme, would I fall under 'continuous'

For the Federal Skilled Workers Programme you need a foreign work experience; the one you have from Canada doesn't count. As long as you can prove that you actually have worked for these 1560 hours for a Canadian employer, you will be fine for CEC.

 

[jes_ON]

. As long as you can prove that you actually have worked for these 1560 hours for a Canadian employer, you will be fine for CEC.

This is not necessarily correct. You need to have 1 year (52 weeks) of full-time experience or the equivalent in part-time work (1560 hours, which by definition takes more than one year to achieve). Some people think if they work 1560 hours in 8 months they qualify, which is not correct.

 

[grizzling]

This is not necessarily correct. You need to have 1 year (52 weeks) of full-time experience or the equivalent in part-time work (1560 hours, which by definition takes more than one year to achieve). Some people think if they work 1560 hours in 8 months they qualify, which is not correct.

Yeah, you totally right! My bad, sorry for any confusion I might have caused.

 

[jes_ON]

I just gathered my 1560 hours of work in Canada, but during the year I took 2 weeks of unpaid vacation. One in spring and one in winter. There were also times when I worked under 30 hours per week and the missing days were not paid as I had previously used my paid sick days.
Do I still fall under the category of 'continuous' work?

How many weeks did you work that were full time? (30 or more hours per week).

Also, if you were paid an hourly wage instead of a salary, did you have 4% vacation pay included in each paycheck? Assuming your 2 weeks of "unpaid" vacation were the only 2 weeks of vacation you had, then you can count those two weeks as paid, and therefore counts as employment.

 

[mburu]

How many weeks did you work that were full time? (30 or more hours per week).

Also, if you were paid an hourly wage instead of a salary, did you have 4% vacation pay included in each paycheck? Assuming your 2 weeks of "unpaid" vacation were the only 2 weeks of vacation you had, then you can count those two weeks as paid, and therefore counts as employment.

I'm on an hourly wage. I had 2 weeks of paid vacation in the spring. However, during that same holiday, I took a third one that was unpaid. And in December I took another unpaid vacation.
So, would those 2 unpaid weeks disqualify me for "continuous" work?

 

[jes_ON]

I'm on an hourly wage. I had 2 weeks of paid vacation in the spring. However, during that same holiday, I took a third one that was unpaid. And in December I took another unpaid vacation.
So, would those 2 unpaid weeks disqualify me for "continuous" work?

As previously stated, there is no requirement for "Continuous" work in Canada. However, you cannot count those 2 weeks of unpaid leave toward your work experience.