Date first became qualified to practice in this occupation

[Sur92]

Hi all,


I applied for my PGWP on June 4, 2019 and got it approved on October 10, 2019. Since my PGWP application was in process once submitted, I started working full time from August 19, 2019 What should i put for the question "date first became qualified to practice in this occupation"?

 

[LaFontaine]

I believe that is referring to the date you gained the required education/training for your job. So if your job only requires an undergrad degree, it would be the date you graduated with that degree

 

[269]

Hi,

I have one question : I was working as a plumber in my home country since 2006 and I did not require any license there.

I have been working here in Canada under same "Qualified trade" NOC 7251 for over a year and I received my COQ & Red Seal whilst working as a Plumber and before creating EE profile and received eligibility under CEC & FST programme.
When creating the profile, I had entered the date as year 2020 for this question, i.e when I received my COQ, but in the process somehow I updated it to 2006 - the day I started working independently in my home country.

I received ITA for PR under CEC, and the date being reflected therein for this question is 2006.

So, now for my PR application, what should I do :
1. Should I update it again to reflect 2020, when I got my COQ
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2. Leave it unaltered as 2006.

If I ammend it to 2020, will it be misrepresentation?

In the Profile & Application, I have already mentioned in the subsequent question that I received COQ in 2020.

As I understand this date is relevant for FST programme.

Please advise.

Thankyou

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If the "primary occupation" is:
a qualified trade (four-digit code begins with 632, 633, 72, 73, 82, 92), this is the date they became qualified to practice on their own in Canada. (For example, when they moved from apprentice to being a licensed tradesperson.)
any other job, this is the date they first obtained the minimum education or training stated in the NOC description. (Note: if the NOC only states high school, this is the date they graduated.)



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