Does working remotely count towards Canadian work experience?

[Naturgrl]

I am on my PGWP. My question was more so about whether it can be counted towards my foreign experience.

So you aren’t working for a Canadian company at all on your PGWP but full time for a US company? If you aren’t working for a Canadian company while on PGWP then you can count the foreign experience.

 

[jondee]

Thank you and Yes, that’s correct. I am not claiming a Canadian experience during this time as it is not a Canadian company. Where I am really getting confused is the following. It says that the experience gained outside Canada although it doesn’t specifcally mention about being physically outside.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system/current.html

Foreign work experience

25 (1) For the purposes of sections 23 and 24, foreign work experience is work experience that

(a) is acquired by a foreign national outside Canada in one or more occupations listed in TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the National Occupational Classification;
(b) consists of full-time work experience, or the full-time equivalent for part-time work experience, with one or more employers;

 

[Naturgrl]

Thank you and Yes, that’s correct. I am not claiming a Canadian experience during this time as it is not a Canadian company. Where I am really getting confused is the following. It says that the experience gained outside Canada although it doesn’t specifcally mention about being physically outside.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/ministerial-instructions/express-entry-application-management-system/current.html

Foreign work experience

25 (1) For the purposes of sections 23 and 24, foreign work experience is work experience that

(a) is acquired by a foreign national outside Canada in one or more occupations listed in TEER Category 0, 1, 2 or 3 of the National Occupational Classification;
(b) consists of full-time work experience, or the full-time equivalent for part-time work experience, with one or more employers;

Remote workers in Canada who work for Indian, US, UK etc. claim foreign experience all the time.

 

[jondee]

Thanks and that’s exactly what I thought and feel logical as well as otherwise it is not considered a canadian experience or a foreign experience.

However many people say that it is not possible to claim citing the above point I mentioned in my previous reply.

 

[jondee]

Do you know anyone who claimed and got accepted?

 

[Naturgrl]

Do you know anyone who claimed and got accepted?

Do a search in the tool bar for remote work? People claim the experience all the time. You cannot double dip and count Canadian experience at the same time.

 

[jondee]

Thank you and appreciate coming back to me on this. Did have search and apparently some claim that one shouldn't claim the experience. I think logically speaking it should be allowed.