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Do paid vacation and holiday pay count towards 1 year work experience (CEC)?

Showmik

Full Member
Apr 21, 2021
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Windsor, Ontario
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CEC
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Etobicoke
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6211
AOR Received.
18-07-2021
I work as a department manager at Walmart and get scheduled for 37.5 hours/weekly. Now I have two questions:
Q1: I applied, and got approved, for 3 paid days off and it made a week for me to be scheduled for only 22.5 hours. I didn't think much while applying for that but now come to think of it, I am wondering whether these paid days off will extend my 1 year for a week? I still have to options to cancel that out.

Q2: Back in December , I had a week working for just 22.5 hours (Christmas holiday) hours but was paid with vacation pay. Will that week be considered eligible while counting towards 1 year work experience?

Thank you.
 

Bang86

Star Member
Oct 8, 2020
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You won’t be asked when and for how long you took time off. If you work as a full-time permanent employee, then 1 year is 1 year, no matter how many days of vacation you took.

The form only asks for your exact employment dates.