Hello I am a foreigner thinking of applying for express entry outside canada and I need help in calculating my total work experience please. I am not sure how many years to put for work experience when using the CRS eligibility tool. Below is my work experience all completed outside Canada.
Technical Support Advisor- Jul 2018- Sep 2018 Part time ( 15 hrs/wk)
Personal Banking associate- Aug 2016- August 2017 Full time (45 hrs/wk)
Retail Banking Intern- Sep 2015- Mar 2016 Full time (40 hrs/ wk)
Retail Sales advisor- Nov 2014- Feb 2015 Part time (15 hrs/ wk)
Int' Student Ambassador- Sep 2013- Oct 2014 Part time (20 hrs.wk)
Administrative Assistant- Jun 2013- Aug 2013 Full time (40 hrs/wk)
Please help me!!!
Hey I'm no expert at this but based on official website, Canada considers 30 hours/week as full time. So basically add all the full time hours you have worked excluding any work experience you gained being a full time student since that would not be considered (Part Time jobs, Internships being a student).
Based on your information, I would only count Personal Banking Associate and Administrative Assistant work hours. So that would probably put you in 2-3 years category.
Again this is just my opinion you may refer with other experts.
Refer this link -
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/eligibility/federal-skilled-workers.html
Minimum requirements
Skilled work experience
Skilled work experience means you’ve worked in 1 of these
National Occupational Classification (NOC) job groups:
- Managerial jobs (skill type 0)
- Professional jobs (skill level A)
- Technical jobs and skilled trades (skill level B)
You must show that while working in your primary occupation you performed the duties set out in the lead statement of the occupational description in the NOC. This includes all the essential duties and most of the main duties listed.
Your skilled work experience must be:
- in the same type of job (have the same NOC) as the job you want to use for your immigration application (called your primary occupation)
- within the last 10 years
- paid work (This means you must have been paid wages or earned commission. Volunteer work or unpaid internships don’t count.)
- at least 1 year of continuous work or 1,560 hours total (30 hours per week). You can meet this in a few different ways:
- full-time at 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
- equal amount in part-time: 15 hours/week for 24 months = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
- full-time at more than 1 job: 30 hours/week for 12 months at more than 1 job = 1 year full time (1,560 hours)
For part-time work, you can work more or less than 15 hours/week as long as it adds up to 1,560 hours.
We don’t count any hours you work above 30 hours/week.
