Does Grad student RA counts as work experience for PhD stream?

[rannabes]

Hello

I am a PhD student with Research and Teacher Assistant experience. However, my income for RA is paid to me as scholarship and hence I have not paid tax for that and I received T4A slip not T4 slip. My supervisor and department agreed to report my experience as research assistant but I am not quiet sure would this count as work experience or not.

Any response is appreciated

 

[Ievgen]

Hello

I am a PhD student with Research and Teacher Assistant experience. However, my income for RA is paid to me as scholarship and hence I have not paid tax for that and I received T4A slip not T4 slip. My supervisor and department agreed to report my experience as research assistant but I am not quiet sure would this count as work experience or not.

Any response is appreciated

Hi,

According to NOC list of occupations both TA/RA are acceptable occupations to receive points for immigration. However, to prove it you need a W-2 form which is called Wage & Tax Statement. That's because scholarship isn't a wage. You need a social security number to have paychecks and W-2, but that's strange that you didn't pay taxes. Where're you doing your PhD?

 

[sor]

Hi, This is actually my question as well? So were you able to get any clear answer to this question? How could I solve this problem? I'm also not being paid directly by my supervisor but I am paid through a scholarship.
Thanks a lot for your help!