CEC Application - Weekly Hours not know

[shivamk]

Application says I need to list all the jobs I did in last 3 years, I graduated in 2012 and while I was studying I did small co-op as software developer in CAA South Central, Markham, Canada. It was flexible hour job and I was allowed to put whatever hours I wanted on weekly basis (this was done while I was studying). Now my question is: how should I put this exprience in economic class form (imm0008_8e), form ask me weekly-hour..what should I put there? Can i just ignore this work-experience? Please help!

Shivam

 

[Hope1957]

You won't have to include this as any work experience gained when an applicant was a full time student, is not counted towards CEC work experience.

Application says I need to list all the jobs I did in last 3 years, I graduated in 2012 and while I was studying I did small co-op as software developer in CAA South Central, Markham, Canada. It was flexible hour job and I was allowed to put whatever hours I wanted on weekly basis (this was done while I was studying). Now my question is: how should I put this exprience in economic class form (imm0008_8e), form ask me weekly-hour..what should I put there? Can i just ignore this work-experience? Please help!

Shivam

 

[shivamk]

Um I read somewhere that you could gain work experience even as a student. Is it not true?

 

[Hope1957]

No you cannot count work experience gained when you were a full time student. Only work experience gained after graduation can be counted towards CEC work experience.

Any period of employment during which the applicant was engaged in full-time study will not 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). [R87.1(3)(a)]. Officers should verify the work permit information in GCMS.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/RESOURCES/manuals/op/op25A-eng.pdf

 

[iam_toby]

Um I read somewhere that you could gain work experience even as a student. Is it not true?

No, that's BS.

 

[shivamk]

Thank everyone. So I got my work permit on 16th June 2013, now does it mean that I could move my application only during july or mid june 2014? I started working full-time right after my graduation that is 24th April and have been working since then continuously.

 

[Hope1957]

It is best to start counting work experience gained on your post graduate work permit (i.e. from the date you PGWP was issued).

Thank everyone. So I got my work permit on 16th June 2013, now does it mean that I could move my application only during july or mid june 2014? I started working full-time right after my graduation that is 24th April and have been working since then continuously.