I have always wondered whether the phrase “have acquired one year full time Canada experience within three years” means (1) that one full year should be within three years or (2) that your one year experience should be acquired within three years.Numerous posts on this forum say the experience is counted from the day of ITA and not from profile creation. Now that may very well be the case if you are relying on points from the Canadian Work Experience and without it your points will go below the cut-off points. However with a 75 points minimum I doubt that can be possible.
The law for permanent residence though says that you qualify for Canadian Experience Class
(2) A foreign national is a member of the Canadian experience class if
- (a) they have acquired in Canada, within the three years before the date on which their application for permanent residence is made, at least one year of full-time work experience, or the equivalent in part-time work experience, in one or more occupations that are listed in Skill Type 0 Management Occupations or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification matrix, exclusive of restricted occupations; and
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/page-20.html#h-686952
Very interesting dilemma indeed and one that I am reading through as well.
For example, a person had worked from February 2018 to February 2019. Is she/he qualified for the CEC if she/he applies on March 2021? If (1) is correct, she/he is not qualified but if (2) is correct, she/he is. Does anyone know this?