Gensch said:
Not sure what you are asking...Background Declaration form has not changed. I suppose you mean Schedule 3. I stand by what I posted earlier.
They aligned the form with the eligibility chart...No box to tick not only if you have less than 1 year of experience but also if you have more than 3 but less than 4 years of experience or more than 5 but less than 6 years of experience!.. My gut feel is that the form was revised to make it easier for 'grading' and does not materially change how the number of points are calculated based on number of years of experience. All the other revised forms in August are to reflect the change in law for the age of dependents going down from 21 to 19. Again, no new information requested. So, I wouldn't worry if you used old versions of these forms (assuming you have no dependents between the ages of 19 and 21 of course!) and sent your application in August. Just make sure you use the new forms going forward....
If the description and list of main duties match what you did at your last job(s), you can count this experience for points.
Use this chart to find the number of points based on your number of years of experience.
Experience Maximum 15 points
1 year 9
2-3 years 11
4-5 years 13
6 or more years 15
Thanks. Yeah, I meant the Schedule 3 form. My bad.
I have already sent my application three weeks ago. I was just wondering how many points would CIC give to the following work experience?
5 years and 11 months in company A under NOC 2281, for instance.
11 months in company B under the same NOC.
Is this a total of 6+ years of experience? or not? How would the applicant claim points for his second job?
EDIT..
I can't buy it that the new form changes will make calculations easier for CIC. Consider this:
4 years and 1 month in company A under NOC 2281, for instance.
1 year and 1 month in company B under the same NOC.
This guy will have two records in his answer to question 12b, one ticked 4 to 5 years, and the other ticked 1 year. He will get 13 points.
How about this one?
4 years and 11 month in company A under NOC 2281, for instance.
1 year and 11 months in company B under the same NOC.
This guy will also have the very same two records in his answer to question 12b, one ticked 4 to 5 years, and the other ticked 1 year. However, he will get 15 points.
Got my point?