Hello I recently received an Email for the CIC Ottawa processing office saying that my application (CEC) was refused. From what I understand, it was refused because my 8 months of work experience while being a student did not account towards the 12 months of required work experience. Here is the Email:
"Date: February 12, 2014
UCI: 000000000
Application: X0123456789
John Smith
Email:
john.Smith@MAIL.COM
Dear John Smith:
I have now completed the assessment of your application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Canadian Experience Class and have determined that you do not meet the requirements for immigration to Canada.
According to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, applicants in the Canadian Experience Class are assessed on the basis of the pass/fail requirements set out in subsection R87.1(2). The assessment of these criteria determines whether a worker with Canadian experience will be able to become economically established in Canada. The criteria are:
temporary resident status during the period of work experience in Canada and any period of full time study or training,
meeting the minimum language proficiency threshold in either English or French, and
qualifying Canadian skilled work experience.
Your application was assessed based on the occupation(s) which you identified as part of your skilled work experience in Canada:
I am not satisfied that you meet the [CHOOSE ONE OR MORE: temporary resident status, official language proficiency, skilled work experience] requirement(s) because Your application was assessed based on the occupations which you identified as part of your skilled work experience in Canada: : Profession/JobTitleOne/JobTitleTwo/JobTitleThree (NOC 9999).
I am not satisfied that you meet the skilled work experience requirement. You requested assessment as follows: from 01SEP10 to 31DEC10 as a JobTitle1 (NOC 9999) at Employer1; from 27APR11 to 26 AUG11 as a JobTitleTwo (NOC 9999) with Employer2 which was part of your University's Cooperative Education program; from 18JUL12 to 30SEP12 (2.5months) as a JobTitleThree (NOC 9999) at EmployerThree; and as an JobTitleFour (NOC 9999) from 01OCT2012 to date of application 29APR13 (7 months).
According to R87.1(3)(a), any period of employment during which an applicant was engaged in full-time study cannot be included in calculating the period of qualifying work experience (e.g., work experience gained through co-op work permits, off-campus work permits while a full-time student and on-campus work permits). As a result, I am not satisfied you meet the selection criteria of the Canadian experience class as set out in R87.1. as you have not acquired 12 months of full time skilled work experience in a NOC type 0 or Level A or B occupation within the 3 years before you submitted your application.
Subsection 11(1) of the Act states that a foreign national must, before entering Canada, apply to an officer for a visa or for any other document required by the Regulations. The visa or document shall be issued if, following an examination, the officer is satisfied that the foreign national is not inadmissible and meets the requirements of this Act. Subsection 2(1) specifies that unless otherwise indicated, references in the Act to “this Act” include regulations made under it.
Following an examination of your application, I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of the Act and Regulations for the reasons explained above. I am therefore refusing your application.
Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada.
Yours sincerely,
Case Officer
Citizenship and Immigration Canada"
Of course, I wasn't a student while being on Co-op, I had a student VISA but also a Co-op work permit while working full time for that time period.
Since my application was sent, I have even accumulated enough work experience to have one full year and more. I suggested through Email that I could mail my paystubs for the time period, but the officer suggested that I reapply. It seems like a waste of time and money for me to do that. Any other way I can approach this?
Thank you
"Date: February 12, 2014
UCI: 000000000
Application: X0123456789
John Smith
Email:
john.Smith@MAIL.COM
Dear John Smith:
I have now completed the assessment of your application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Canadian Experience Class and have determined that you do not meet the requirements for immigration to Canada.
According to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, applicants in the Canadian Experience Class are assessed on the basis of the pass/fail requirements set out in subsection R87.1(2). The assessment of these criteria determines whether a worker with Canadian experience will be able to become economically established in Canada. The criteria are:
temporary resident status during the period of work experience in Canada and any period of full time study or training,
meeting the minimum language proficiency threshold in either English or French, and
qualifying Canadian skilled work experience.
Your application was assessed based on the occupation(s) which you identified as part of your skilled work experience in Canada:
I am not satisfied that you meet the [CHOOSE ONE OR MORE: temporary resident status, official language proficiency, skilled work experience] requirement(s) because Your application was assessed based on the occupations which you identified as part of your skilled work experience in Canada: : Profession/JobTitleOne/JobTitleTwo/JobTitleThree (NOC 9999).
I am not satisfied that you meet the skilled work experience requirement. You requested assessment as follows: from 01SEP10 to 31DEC10 as a JobTitle1 (NOC 9999) at Employer1; from 27APR11 to 26 AUG11 as a JobTitleTwo (NOC 9999) with Employer2 which was part of your University's Cooperative Education program; from 18JUL12 to 30SEP12 (2.5months) as a JobTitleThree (NOC 9999) at EmployerThree; and as an JobTitleFour (NOC 9999) from 01OCT2012 to date of application 29APR13 (7 months).
According to R87.1(3)(a), any period of employment during which an applicant was engaged in full-time study cannot be included in calculating the period of qualifying work experience (e.g., work experience gained through co-op work permits, off-campus work permits while a full-time student and on-campus work permits). As a result, I am not satisfied you meet the selection criteria of the Canadian experience class as set out in R87.1. as you have not acquired 12 months of full time skilled work experience in a NOC type 0 or Level A or B occupation within the 3 years before you submitted your application.
Subsection 11(1) of the Act states that a foreign national must, before entering Canada, apply to an officer for a visa or for any other document required by the Regulations. The visa or document shall be issued if, following an examination, the officer is satisfied that the foreign national is not inadmissible and meets the requirements of this Act. Subsection 2(1) specifies that unless otherwise indicated, references in the Act to “this Act” include regulations made under it.
Following an examination of your application, I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of the Act and Regulations for the reasons explained above. I am therefore refusing your application.
Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada.
Yours sincerely,
Case Officer
Citizenship and Immigration Canada"
Of course, I wasn't a student while being on Co-op, I had a student VISA but also a Co-op work permit while working full time for that time period.
Since my application was sent, I have even accumulated enough work experience to have one full year and more. I suggested through Email that I could mail my paystubs for the time period, but the officer suggested that I reapply. It seems like a waste of time and money for me to do that. Any other way I can approach this?
Thank you
