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[N_O]

Based on current results, does CPP accept work experience from back home? and if yes, what was the criteria for them? I mean which kind of experiences do they accept? Do they give any adaptability point to phd student because of 2 year study in Canada or Canadian work experience based on RA/TA? if one of the moderators or active members could come up with some conclusions about successful cases up to now, it would be helpful for everyone.

They do accept the work experience from back home.

Your work experience must be:

• at least one year, continuous, and paid (full-time or the equivalent in part-time); AND
• a skill type 0 (managerial occupations) or skill level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and skilled trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC) list

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The letter of reference should be as per requirements stated in the checklist.
The duties listed for your work must indicate that you performed the actions in lead statement and a substantial number of the main duties under the NOC code you selected. (Most of the rejections were because the applicants failed to provide solid rock reference letter)

No adaptability points for 2 years of study.

You, or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner,have completed a program of full-time study of at least two years’ duration at a post-secondary institution in Canada. You must have done this after you were 17 years old and with a valid study permit.

No adaptability points for working in Canada as an RA/TA, as you do not have a valid work permit.

You, or your accompanying spouse or common-law partner, have completed a minimum of one year of full-time work in Canada on a valid work permit.

 

[guowei018]

I am wondering if the people who ordered caips: do you all have the " RCMP screening, status: sent " on your notes? any one has an idea how long it takes?

 

[N_O]

status update: got a pof request on April 3rd. No further news yet. Also ordered CAIPS, received it today. saying 76 poinst were awarded. The Canadian born child does award me 5 point adaptability. two years study does not count. TA and RA are counted for 2 year and 8 months. No other work experience counted. RCMP Screening sent on the same day of pof request. They assign next VO to check my file on April 24th. So it seems that after one VO checked out your app, they will assign another VO to do next step at a certain time. So I guess, if you want your case go faster, do the next step before hand, get everything prepared well before the assign date, and prepare as much as possible

Congrats! The next step is the medical request

 

[asbereth]

No adaptability points for working in Canada as an RA/TA, as you do not have a valid work permit.

I would second this. From IRPA subsection 83(b), it was stated that

a skilled worker shall be awarded 5 points if they or their accompanying spouse or accompanying common-law partner engaged in at least one year of full-time work in Canada under a work permit

The amendment, however, revised this clause a little, by expounding the definition of work permit to also include study permit if working on campus (I'll try to find it in a bit).

I am wondering if the people who ordered caips: do you all have the " RCMP screening, status: sent " on your notes? any one has an idea how long it takes?

Nice dude, you passed selection factor, and your work experience most likely has been accepted. Congratulations

Unless they don't accept your POF (or if RCMP screening takes forever for some reasons; it's probably not a bad idea to now try to get a finger-print based RCMP PCC if you don't have criminal records, especially if your name is a common name such as John Smith or Jane Doe), most likely you'll get your medical really really soon, probably even before criminality is even over.

Do you mind sharing the wording of your assessment (after blanking out private information).

Anyway, I too had my RCMP screening done on the same day they requested for POF. The following are relevant notes concerning RCMP screening from my GCMS (under 'ACTIVITY'):

ACTIVITY: 1
Sub-Activity/Activity Type: RCMP Screening
Status: No Reportable Trace
Updated Date: 2013/02/27
Updated By: SADMIN

ACTIVITY: 2
Sub-Activity/Activity Type: RCMP Screening
Status: Batch Sent
Updated Date: 2013/02/27
Updated By: SADMIN

ACTIVITY: 3
Sub-Activity/Activity Type: RCMP Screening
Status: Submitted
Updated Date: 2013/02/26
Updated By: FA01772

Apparently, it took them one day to get 'No Reportable Trace' for my record. I guess it helps not having common name in Canada

 

[MarMar20]

Congrats! when did you order your CAIPS?

I am wondering if the people who ordered caips: do you all have the " RCMP screening, status: sent " on your notes? any one has an idea how long it takes?

 

[N_O]

Actually she started September 2010 and if you check the end part of the letter you'll see it. We have the letter from college of Graduate study indicating she has completed at least 2 years. Our question is that how we can claim her RA based on the following letter:

To whom it may concern:
Subject: Employment verification letter for Ms.****
This letter is to confirm that Ms.*** is an employee of the University of ***, and her employment history is as follows:

- Scholarship (Biomedical engineering)
September 01, 2011 to August 31, 2012 40 standard hours/week $750/month
September 01, 2012 to December 31, 2012 40 standard hours/week $750/month
January 01, 2013 to August 31, 2013 40 standard hours/week $1050/month

-Scholarship (Geological Sciences)
July 01, 2012 to June 30, 2014 40 standard hours/week $250/month

-Student Stipend, Graduate (Biomedical Engineering)
September 01, 2011 to April 30, 2012 12.74 standard hours/week $958.33/month
May 01, 2012 to November 30, 2012 12.49standard hours/week $958.33/month
December 01, 2012 to December 31, 2012 13.36 standard hours/week $1025/month
January 01, 2013 to August 31, 2013 9.45 standard hours/week $752/month

-Student Stipend, Graduate (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
September 01, 2010 to April 30, 2011 16.95 standard hours/week $1250/month
May 01, 2011 to May 30, 2011 16.62 standard hours/week $1250/month
June 01, 2011 to August 31, 2011 21 standard hours/week $1580/month
The year to year earnings for this employee are as follows:
2013 (YTD) $6075
2012 $22066.63

I have the following questions:
1- Is this helpful if we include this letter for our application?or it's better that we just get a letter from her department's head indicating she is a RA?
2- Is this possible if we just focus on the Scholarship part which is 40h/week? becuase for the Other parts the total hours is less than 1950h.
3- Could you please suggest us how we can write a letter based on this letter? (I mean number of hours per week, total hours, the period of the job and salary)

Sorry for the misunderstanding!
The HR letter is confusing, it would be also confusing to the VO if you sent it, I wouldn't advise you to send it at all!

 

[guowei018]

April 3rd. It takes about two weeks.

Congrats! when did you order your CAIPS?

 

[guowei018]

The wording is pretty long and it is a image file. Will try to post the wording later.

I would second this. From IRPA subsection 83(b), it was stated that

The amendment, however, revised this clause a little, by expounding the definition of work permit to also include study permit if working on campus (I'll try to find it in a bit).

Nice dude, you passed selection factor, and your work experience most likely has been accepted. Congratulations

Unless they don't accept your POF (or if RCMP screening takes forever for some reasons; it's probably not a bad idea to now try to get a finger-print based RCMP PCC if you don't have criminal records, especially if your name is a common name such as John Smith or Jane Doe), most likely you'll get your medical really really soon, probably even before criminality is even over.

Do you mind sharing the wording of your assessment (after blanking out private information).

Anyway, I too had my RCMP screening done on the same day they requested for POF. The following are relevant notes concerning RCMP screening from my GCMS (under 'ACTIVITY'):

ACTIVITY: 1
Sub-Activity/Activity Type: RCMP Screening
Status: No Reportable Trace
Updated Date: 2013/02/27
Updated By: SADMIN

ACTIVITY: 2
Sub-Activity/Activity Type: RCMP Screening
Status: Batch Sent
Updated Date: 2013/02/27
Updated By: SADMIN

ACTIVITY: 3
Sub-Activity/Activity Type: RCMP Screening
Status: Submitted
Updated Date: 2013/02/26
Updated By: FA01772

Apparently, it took them one day to get 'No Reportable Trace' for my record. I guess it helps not having common name in Canada

 

[MarMar20]

I ordered April 4th. Hopefully I get it soon

April 3rd. It takes about two weeks.

 

[bioleaching]

I ordered my CAIPS April 4th, and received it today.
But I can't understand it.
There is alot of information. I received my film number June 2012.
Additional documents were requested Feb 2013.
I confused about different dates.
Could you please help me and let me know which parts are the main ones?

Thanks in advance.

I ordered April 4th. Hopefully I get it soon

 

[N_O]

Actually she started September 2010 and if you check the end part of the letter you'll see it. We have the letter from college of Graduate study indicating she has completed at least 2 years. Our question is that how we can claim her RA based on the following letter:

To whom it may concern:
Subject: Employment verification letter for Ms.****
This letter is to confirm that Ms.*** is an employee of the University of ***, and her employment history is as follows:

- Scholarship (Biomedical engineering)
September 01, 2011 to August 31, 2012 40 standard hours/week $750/month
September 01, 2012 to December 31, 2012 40 standard hours/week $750/month
January 01, 2013 to August 31, 2013 40 standard hours/week $1050/month

-Scholarship (Geological Sciences)
July 01, 2012 to June 30, 2014 40 standard hours/week $250/month

-Student Stipend, Graduate (Biomedical Engineering)
September 01, 2011 to April 30, 2012 12.74 standard hours/week $958.33/month
May 01, 2012 to November 30, 2012 12.49standard hours/week $958.33/month
December 01, 2012 to December 31, 2012 13.36 standard hours/week $1025/month
January 01, 2013 to August 31, 2013 9.45 standard hours/week $752/month

-Student Stipend, Graduate (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
September 01, 2010 to April 30, 2011 16.95 standard hours/week $1250/month
May 01, 2011 to May 30, 2011 16.62 standard hours/week $1250/month
June 01, 2011 to August 31, 2011 21 standard hours/week $1580/month
The year to year earnings for this employee are as follows:
2013 (YTD) $6075
2012 $22066.63

I have the following questions:
1- Is this helpful if we include this letter for our application?or it's better that we just get a letter from her department's head indicating she is a RA?
2- Is this possible if we just focus on the Scholarship part which is 40h/week? becuase for the Other parts the total hours is less than 1950h.
3- Could you please suggest us how we can write a letter based on this letter? (I mean number of hours per week, total hours, the period of the job and salary)

I've calculated the total hours that she has worked to the present, according to the student stipend part, here what I did.

Sep. 1,2010 To Apr 30, 2011  16.95 hour/week    $1250.00/month   16.95*34.5=584.78
May  1,2011 To May 30, 2011  16.62 hour/week    $1250.00/month   16.62*04.3=071.5
June 1,2011 To Aug 31, 2011  21.00 hour/week    $1580.00/month   21.00*13.0=273
Sep. 1,2011 To Apr 30, 2012  12.74 hour/week    $0958.33/month   12.74*34.5=439.5
May  1,2012 To Nov 30, 2012  12.49 hour/week    $0958.33/month   12.49*31.5=393.4
Dec. 1,2012 To Dec.31,2012   13.36 hour/week    $1025.00/month   13.36*04.5=060
Jan. 1,2013 To Apr.30,2013   09.45 hour/week    $0752.00/month   09.45*17.0=160.6
Total hours=1980

Obviously, she has worked more than 1950 hour. I think you can figure a way to write the average for the salary and the hours per week or month, and you do not provide the HR confusing letter, use it just as a proof for her department to show the total worked hours.

*Edit*
Or you can write something like this,

She has been working under my supervision, as a Research Assistant since September 2011. XXX worked # hours per week from September 2010 to ----, # hours per week from ----to ----, and # hours per week from ---- to present. Her annual rate has been ---- CAD.

Good Luck!

 

[Stuck In Quebec]

Hey Guys

An update. I was asked to provide bank statement and 6 months account activity as document request. Another good news for Quebec applicants after maytheflower. But I did send in my job offer letter from outside of Quebec to them.

Don't know still what will be the fate of 2nd year Quebec applicants.

Please update the tracker.

 

[Stuck In Quebec]

Hey Guys

Will sound stupid, but can anyone post the link for CAIPS notes, the link in the threads gives error 404 page not found.

Thanks.

 

[Parkinson]

I've calculated the total hours that she has worked to the present, according to the student stipend part, here what I did.

Sep. 1,2010 To Apr 30, 2011  16.95 hour/week    $1250.00/month   16.95*34.5=584.78
May  1,2011 To May 30, 2011  16.62 hour/week    $1250.00/month   16.62*04.3=071.5
June 1,2011 To Aug 31, 2011  21.00 hour/week    $1580.00/month   21.00*13.0=273
Sep. 1,2011 To Apr 30, 2012  12.74 hour/week    $0958.33/month   12.74*34.5=439.5
May  1,2012 To Nov 30, 2012  12.49 hour/week    $0958.33/month   12.49*31.5=393.4
Dec. 1,2012 To Dec.31,2012   13.36 hour/week    $1025.00/month   13.36*04.5=060
Jan. 1,2013 To Apr.30,2012   09.45 hour/week    $0752.00/month   09.45*17.0=160.6
Total hours=1980

Obviously, she has worked more than 1950 hour. I think you can figure a way to write the average for the salary and the hours per week or month, and you do not provide the HR confusing letter, use it just as a proof for her department to show the total worked hours.

*Edit*
Or you can write something like this,
Good Luck!

Thank you very much N_O. So you mean just a letter from her department showing average of hours per week and average salary per year would be enough plus duties...? If I send you a template could you please do me another favor and tell me your opinion about that?

 

[N_O]

Thank you very much N_O. So you mean just a letter from her department showing average of hours per week and average salary per year would be enough plus duties...? If I send you a template could you please do me another favor and tell me your opinion about that?

I got mine from the supervisor, but as her supervisor isn't available, I think the best second choice is the department!
Sure!