Graduate assistant experience for immigration under FSW

[hyunjinc]

Hello,
I am a graduate assistant at one of the Canadian universities, and I have been working as a graduate assistant for 5 years, which is equivalent to 1 year of full time work.
I have no problem immigrating to Canada, but there is one thing that I am concerned about:

I have few months of gap between each academic year that I worked for my department, because the university didn't allow me to work as a graduate assistant sometime during the summer breaks.
Will I still be able to immigrate? I am concerned because I know that my work experience has to be 1 year of "continuous" work experience.

I already called the call center but they wouldn't help me with it.

Can somebody here help me?

thank you

 

[googleman]

Hello,
I am a graduate assistant at one of the Canadian universities, and I have been working as a graduate assistant for 5 years, which is equivalent to 1 year of full time work.
I have no problem immigrating to Canada, but there is one thing that I am concerned about:

I have few months of gap between each academic year that I worked for my department, because the university didn't allow me to work as a graduate assistant sometime during the summer breaks.
Will I still be able to immigrate? I am concerned because I know that my work experience has to be 1 year of "continuous" work experience.

I already called the call center but they wouldn't help me with it.

Can somebody here help me? The question is answered somewhere in OP.

thank you

It's OK. Go ahead and apply.

 

[hyunjinc]

thank you very much for your reply; but are you sure though?

 

[googleman]

thank you very much for your reply; but are you sure though?

Yeah, you can find the answer somewhere in OP. I saw it months ago. It should be around 1500 hours in total.

 

[hyunjinc]

lol I read that document too! but how long of a break do they consider as a "short break"? what if it's a month of break?

 

[googleman]

lol I read that document too! but how long of a break do they consider as a "short break"? what if it's a month of break?

I think it can be even four months. Many Canadian universities run on a three term system.

 

[hyunjinc]

so are you saying that even a 4 months of break between each academic term is still okay for the immigration under FSW?

 

[googleman]

so are you saying that even a 4 months of break between each academic term is still okay for the immigration under FSW?

2 terms per year for 5 years is OK, and you take off a 4 mo spring term each year.

 

[hyunjinc]

sorry for keep bugging you but one more thing: where in OP did you find that information?
thanks!

 

[googleman]

sorry for keep bugging you but one more thing: where in OP did you find that information?
thanks!

Browse through the recent Operational Bulletins or OP6.

 

[hyunjinc]

...I looked through and all it tells me is that short break between employment is acceptable. 4 months is a short break..?

 

[hyunjinc]

can anyone else help me?

 

[Regina]

It should be around 1500 hours in total.

Do not think so. According to CIC a full time job is 37,5 hrs a week= 1950 hrs a year.