Calculating part-time hours towards the 1-year required work experience

[fat_penguin]

Hey guys quick question...

I am hoping to submit my CEC application before the new year to avoid EE. The thing is, I have been employed in my current full-time position for about 10-11 months now and with that alone, I haven't met the 1-year full time needed.

Luckily, I have previously been employed in another skilled position on a part time basis with no set hours/week. For instance: some weeks, I worked 20 hours, some weeks I worked 5. I have remained employed in this position for a total of 20 weeks and worked a total of 200 hours. Does that mean CIC takes that to be 6.667 weeks (=200/30)? Or does that part-time experience not count at all?

I have talked to immigration lawyers and they said this kind of calculation is fine and that they always do it but I wanted to hear your opinion on it too.

Any feedback is welcome!
Cheers!

 

[fat_penguin]

Also, if you agree that this experience may be counted as full-time-equivalent, how would you support this in the application? Have the employer break down the hours/week in the reference letter or just have them state "total of 200hrs worked"? Include weekly timesheets from Human Resources to show the # hours per week?

 

[jes_ON]

Luckily, I have previously been employed in another skilled position on a part time basis with no set hours/week. For instance: some weeks, I worked 20 hours, some weeks I worked 5. I have remained employed in this position for a total of 20 weeks and worked a total of 200 hours. Does that mean CIC takes that to be 6.667 weeks (=200/30)? Or does that part-time experience not count at all?

Yes, you can count part-time employment. As long as you don't have any weeks over 30 hours, your method is correct.

CIC tends to consider the number of whole weekw and ignore the fraction, so count it as 6 weeks. You said you have 10-11 months in your other job - you will need a combined total of 52 weeks to meet the requirement.

 

[jes_ON]

Have the employer break down the hours/week in the reference letter or just have them state "total of 200hrs worked"? Include weekly timesheets from Human Resources to show the # hours per week?

"From BEGINDATE to ENDDATE, Ms./Mr. Penguin worked part-time as a JOB TITLE. Weekly hours varied, but on average, s/he worked 10 hours per week, for a total of 200 hours over 20 weeks."

Yes, include some documentation of the number of hours worked per week. It can be paystubs, timesheets, or (if you no longer work there) your Record of Employment from Service Canada.

 

[fat_penguin]

"From BEGINDATE to ENDDATE, Ms./Mr. Penguin worked part-time as a JOB TITLE. Weekly hours varied, but on average, s/he worked 10 hours per week, for a total of 200 hours over 20 weeks."

Yes, include some documentation of the number of hours worked per week. It can be paystubs, timesheets, or (if you no longer work there) your Record of Employment from Service Canada.

Thanks for the reply jes_ON! How would you go about documenting this on the Schedule 8 - CEC Form? Write down "N/A" under hours per week and then attaching a letter to explain?

 

[jes_ON]

Thanks for the reply jes_ON! How would you go about documenting this on the Schedule 8 - CEC Form? Write down "N/A" under hours per week and then attaching a letter to explain?

I would put in 10 (the average) and then include a letter of explanation with your timesheets (or whichever document you chose)/

 

[fat_penguin]

Cheers!

 

[twranks]

As long as you don't have any weeks over 30 hours, your method is correct.

Question: What if you did work over 30 hours for some weeks?

 

[dbss]

Question: What if you did work over 30 hours for some weeks?

Please do not revive old threads.

To answer your question, extra over 30 are not counted.

 

[jes_ON]

Question: What if you did work over 30 hours for some weeks?

You can count a maximum of 30 hours per week.