Any immigration advantages related to working full-time as an international student in 2023?

[pedrocoelho]

Hello all,

I'm aware that the work experience gained while you're a full-time student doesn't count towards the minimum requirement for the Canadian Experience Class program, but I've been curious to know whether there's any possibility that being a full-time skilled worker as of now can help me immigrate once I graduate.

I'm living in BC and I'm currently on my second year of studies in a DLI, having accumulated about 400 hours of skilled work experience so far while being a full-time student. Ever since they lifted the 20 hour work week cap for international students, I've been fortunate enough to balance my studies and a nine-to-five job as an Admin Assistant, so if all goes well I should have accumulated about 1,800 hours of skilled work in Canada by the time I graduate & change my status to worker. Will these hours do me any good in terms of immigration or not at all?

 

[Naturgrl]

Hello all,

I'm aware that the work experience gained while you're a full-time student doesn't count towards the minimum requirement for the Canadian Experience Class program, but I've been curious to know whether there's any possibility that being a full-time skilled worker as of now can help me immigrate once I graduate.

I'm living in BC and I'm currently on my second year of studies in a DLI, having accumulated about 400 hours of skilled work experience so far while being a full-time student. Ever since they lifted the 20 hour work week cap for international students, I've been fortunate enough to balance my studies and a nine-to-five job as an Admin Assistant, so if all goes well I should have accumulated about 1,800 hours of skilled work in Canada by the time I graduate & change my status to worker. Will these hours do me any good in terms of immigration or not at all?

Count towards foreign experience if skilled. Are you eligible for FSW now with at least one year of continuous, skilled experience? If so, you can add your Canadian experience to foreign experience.