Help! - 12 months continuous employment?

[daisymagic]

Hi Everyone,

I have a question about "12 months continuous employment" required to be eligible for CEC.

My situation:

I started my first job in Canada on March 21st, 2016 and worked until November 4th, 2016 (NOC code B) but had to unexpectedly go home. I then returned and under the same NOC code I am currently employed since Jan 3rd, 2017, so I plan to apply in May some time. Does the 12 months work experience need to be continuous to apply and get points?? I have a 2 month gap in my employment....

Thanks!

 

[PMM]

hi

Hi Everyone,

I have a question about "12 months continuous employment" required to be eligible for CEC.

My situation:

I started my first job in Canada on March 21st, 2016 and worked until November 4th, 2016 (NOC code B) but had to unexpectedly go home. I then returned and under the same NOC code I am currently employed since Jan 3rd, 2017, so I plan to apply in May some time. Does the 12 months work experience need to be continuous to apply and get points?? I have a 2 month gap in my employment....

Thanks!

it doesnt have to be continuous

 

[jes_ON]

I have a question about "12 months continuous employment" required to be eligible for CEC.

LOL, where did you get this? It is not required that the 12 months of experience be continuous for CEC. The gap does not matter. Good luck!

 

[zardoz]

The minimum requirement is

have at least 12 months of full-time (or an equal amount in part-time) skilled work experience in Canada in the three years before you apply,

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/apply-who.asp

You could have 6 months work, a 2 years gap and then the final 6 months of work and still qualify.

 

[daisymagic]

I read somewhere that I can qualify with gaps in my "work experience" but I won't get points for it?

 

[jes_ON]

I read somewhere that I can qualify with gaps in my "work experience" but I won't get points for it?

Not true.

 

[daisymagic]

Thanks Jes_ON

+1

 

[swapnil1984]

I was just waiting for some to reply.

+1 from me as well. Thank you so much. There's actually a button after you fill all the forms after you get an ITA to check your final score before the checklist gets generated. It's actually broken but for sheer curiosity, I wanna see what score it shows.

 

[WillNAS]

What if you don't have 12 months, but instead say 9 months at 50 hours a week? That is more than the required amount of hours.

I believe is is 1550 hours of skilled work experience to qualify?

 

[daisymagic]

I think it has to be a period of 12 months and 1560 hours?

My situation:

March 21st, 2016 - November 4th, 2016: NOC code B - 37.5 hours per week (total hours = 1200)
November 5th, 2016 - January 2nd, 2017: Break in employment
January 3rd, 2017 - Present: NOC code B (same role, different company) - 40 hours per week

If I base it on 12 months work experience, I cannot apply until end of May. If I base it off hours, I can apply end of March.

Can anyone clarify?

 

[jes_ON]

What if you don't have 12 months, but instead say 9 months at 50 hours a week? That is more than the required amount of hours.
If you worked 9 months at 50 hours per week, you have 9 months of full-time work experience, and would need 3 more months to qualify.

I believe is is 1550 hours of skilled work experience to qualify?
No. The requirement is a minimum of one year of full-time work experience (or the equivalent in part-time work). IRCC gives the equivalent in part-time work as 1560 hours. By definition, that takes longer than one year.

 

[jes_ON]

I think it has to be a period of 12 months and 1560 hours?

My situation:

March 21st, 2016 - November 4th, 2016: NOC code B - 37.5 hours per week (total hours = 1200) I counted 33 weeks
November 5th, 2016 - January 2nd, 2017: Break in employment
January 3rd, 2017 - Present: NOC code B (same role, different company) - 40 hours per week
10 weeks so far.

If I base it on 12 months work experience, I cannot apply until end of May. If I base it off hours, I can apply end of March.

You can't base it off hours because you worked full-time. You need to work 52 weeks (one year) Only another 9 weeks to go to meet the bare minimum requirement.

 

[daisymagic]

Thanks jes_ON

I thought so, I plan to apply start of June.

Gathering all other documents so I have them ready when I apply

 

[WillNAS]

So how is 12 months at 30 hours a week ok, but 9 at 50-55 hours is not?

If true, I will have to get in touch with my previous employer.

 

[jes_ON]

So how is 12 months at 30 hours a week ok, but 9 at 50-55 hours is not?

??? Both meet the definition of full-time employment, both are OK, but you need to work 12 months full-time. 50 hours a week is OK, it meets the definition of full-time employment ("at least 30 hours per week"). So it doesn't matter if it is 30, 40 or 80 hours per week, it is all the same, one week of full-time employment.