Does working as a Financial Planner gets counted towards CEC?

[jasmeetkang]

Hello everybody,

I am an international graduate from Toronto. I have completed a 3 years diploma, got my Post Graduation Work Permit and then I moved to Calgary. Due to economic conditions, I am having hard time finding a job in my field of study. Mostly, the offers I get is for Commission based jobs. I just would like to know if I work as a Financial Planner, NOC (1114) which is a commission based job, will the work experience be counted towards CEC? does commission based jobs are considered as self-employment? any suggestions are much appreciated. Thanks

 

[ariatower]

Hey,

Can you please update on this. Were you able to apply for the CEC? If yes, whats the outcome?

 

[veri]

Yes, you`ll be considered as self-employed (you`ll get T4A, not T4) so it won`t qualify. I worked as a Financial adviser (commission based) and I was reporting my income as a business income and this experience did not count toward my CEC application. Sorry to say that.

 

[ariatower]

Thanks for the reply. I'm in the same situation. I thought it would qualify only to be told that even though the code is acceptable, the employment status is not. So what did you do?

 

[lloydbjr87]

Hey all, i'm in the same boat. Anybody make any progress as far as alternative way to qualify? Please and thanks