CEC URGENT QUERY..

[hansiescorpian]

Hello, to all the seniors and pro members..

Am just confused as to how much should be the hourly rate for a Book Keepers job in order to apply for Permanent Residence of Canada under CEC class???

Some immigration agent told me it should be atleast 18-20 CAD an hour in order to qualify for PR with 52 weeks work experience under CEC class..that means an annual salary of around 40-42 K..but for past 4 months i have been working @ 13 CAD an hour..Do i need to look for a job which pays me around 18-20 CAD than??My work experience would not be counted for PR under CEC class as per my current job..

Another query..i worked in Toronto in an accounting firm for 2 months,than had to go to my home country to get married..came back after 4 months and resumed my job with the same employer..i was told the gap of 4 months is not acceptable to CIC officials, when i happen to file for PR under CEC class..From April till july, my continuous work experience is for 4 months...the agent told me i should not count the 2 months i have worked before going to my home country..52 weeks has to be continuous..no breaks in between..is that true??so does that means my work experience will be counted from April 2011 only..and please let me know if i need to look for a job which pays me more around 18-20 CAD in order to qualify for PR under CEC class..would that mean i have to start over again with a new job..i would need to start everything afresh..

Seniors and Pro's please enlighten me with the accurate knowledge..

Thanks..

 

[jes_ON]

Find a new consultant, this one is giving you bad advice. Or better yet, educate yourself and then decide if you need to pay a consultant - all the info you need is on the CIC website.

About consultants:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/representative/index.asp

About CEC:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/index.asp

Some immigration agent told me it should be atleast 18-20 CAD an hour in order to qualify for PR with 52 weeks work experience under CEC class..that means an annual salary of around 40-42 K..but for past 4 months i have been working @ 13 CAD an hour..Do i need to look for a job which pays me around 18-20 CAD than??My work experience would not be counted for PR under CEC class as per my current job..

There is no salary requirement for CEC. The problem for CIC is trying to distinguish between Bookkeeper experience (NOC 1231), which does qualify, and lower-level occupations like Accounting Clerk (NOC 1431, Skill Level C, does not qualify):
http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2006/ProfileKeyword.aspx?val=1&val1=1431&val11=Bookkeeper&val12=0&val13=0&val14=&val15=0&val16=0

A salary of 13/hour is more likely for "Accounting Clerk" than "Bookkeeper". So it is possible that your salary would create doubt whether or not you actually qualify with the "skilled" work experience.

Another query..i worked in Toronto in an accounting firm for 2 months,than had to go to my home country to get married..came back after 4 months and resumed my job with the same employer..i was told the gap of 4 months is not acceptable to CIC officials, when i happen to file for PR under CEC class..From April till july, my continuous work experience is for 4 months...the agent told me i should not count the 2 months i have worked before going to my home country..52 weeks has to be continuous..no breaks in between..is that true??

This may not matter if your job is not skill level O, A, or B. But your "consultant" is wrong - it does NOT have to be continuous. If you are qualifying as a post-graduate, you have 2 years to complete your 1 year of work experience. You cannot "count" the 4 months while you were away, of course, but the previous 2 months do count, as long as it is still within 2 years at the time you apply ...