CEC and Reference Letter

[ChrisBanks]

Hi guys,

I need your opinions here.

I had a Full-time seasonal NOC B job in the summer of 2015 (June - August) and worked weekends from September to October. I was a student during these periods and finished my final exams in April 2016. I continued working for this company as soon as I completed my education and applied for my PGWP. I got my PGWP on May 31, 2016. This company shut down towards the end of November 2016 because of the winter. I have 1880 hours in total, applied for EE, and was invited.

1) A friend told me that the hours accrued while I was a student wouldn't count :'( is this true?
2) If this is true, should my employer give me a reference letter from when I got my PGWP or when I started working for the company?
3) Seasonal jobs are sometimes 50hrs/wk, 20hrs/week or even 60hrs/wk depending on the workload. How should I calculate the hours?
4) Should I decline the invitation?

Thanks

 

[Amdavadi]

Hi guys,

I need your opinions here.

I had a Full-time seasonal NOC B job in the summer of 2015 (June - August) and worked weekends from September to October. I was a student during these periods and finished my final exams in April 2016. I continued working for this company as soon as I completed my education and applied for my PGWP. I got my PGWP on May 31, 2016. This company shut down towards the end of November 2016 because of the winter. I have 1880 hours in total, applied for EE, and was invited.

1) A friend told me that the hours accrued while I was a student wouldn't count :'( is this true?
2) If this is true, should my employer give me a reference letter from when I got my PGWP or when I started working for the company?
3) Seasonal jobs are sometimes 50hrs/wk, 20hrs/week or even 60hrs/wk depending on the workload. How should I calculate the hours?
4) Should I decline the invitation?

Thanks

If you only have this experience, decline invitation.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=394&top=29

 

[ChrisBanks]

Thanks.

But the work I did wasn't co-op and part of my studies. It was entirely different

 

[sandra02]

Work experience does not count during full time study. Otherwise is should be ok.

 

[ChrisBanks]

For future application.... should my employer give me a reference letter from when I got my PGWP or when I started working for the company?

 

[jes_ON]

I had a Full-time seasonal NOC B job in the summer of 2015 (June - August) and worked weekends from September to October. I was a student during these periods and finished my final exams in April 2016. I continued working for this company as soon as I completed my education and applied for my PGWP. I got my PGWP on May 31, 2016. This company shut down towards the end of November 2016 because of the winter. I have 1880 hours in total, applied for EE, and was invited.

1) A friend told me that the hours accrued while I was a student wouldn't count :'( is this true?

This is true. You can start counting work experience after you graduate.

2) If this is true, should my employer give me a reference letter from when I got my PGWP or when I started working for the company?

They can explain that you started working when you were a student, and continued after graduation. (Your degree/diploma and/or transcript will provide the date of graduation, but it would be a good idea for you to include a brief letter of explanation).

3) Seasonal jobs are sometimes 50hrs/wk, 20hrs/week or even 60hrs/wk depending on the workload. How should I calculate the hours?

If it is full-time ("30 or more hours per week"), then it is simply "full-time", you do not calculate hours.

Alternatively, you can count a maximum of 30 hours per week. Then add your hours and divide by 30, that tells you the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) weeks.

Example:
Week 1: 20 hours - count 20
Week 2: 40 hours - count 30
Week 3: 62 hours - count 30
Week 4: 10 hours - count 10

Total countable hours: 90
90/30 = 3 FTE weeks


4) Should I decline the invitation?
It sounds like you have about 7 months of post-graduation work experience. You are not yet eligible, so you should decline the ITA. You need to work for a full year / 52 weeks full-time.

 

[ChrisBanks]

Jes_On, you are on point.

Thanks, I do appreciate