I need advice please . Unauthorized work in 2016…

[andymro28]

Hello ,

i came to Canada in 2016 to study a coop diploma… I didn’t finish my coop and I transferred to a BBA. I successfully completed my BBA inJuly 2021.
I’m filling my application for EE CEC, and my immigration consultant just realized I was part time working during a time I shouldn’t have in 2016 because I was a part time student (I was only taking 1-2 classes/month for a few months). I honestly had no idea, I was new to Canada, and I didn’t know. I know, I perfectly know that this is not a good enough justification, but it’s the truth. No one told me, in the school they didn’t tell me anything, classmates and other students would also study 1-2 classes per month and no one would say anything to them.
She realized this when I sent her the transcripts from this diploma. She told me transcripts are 10000% mandatory.

After I graduated from this school, I applied for a second study permit and then a PGWP which is set to expire in October 2024.

I am completely lost, I don’t know what to do and this is really affecting my mental health.… she told me it would be better to-apply for PR through family class- common law, but I am really trying to avoid that, I came here on my own and I wanted to do it by myself…

is there anything that I can do in this case?Are transcripts always needed? Can I leave out from personal history that casual job I had during those months? Would that make things worse?

 

[Ponga]

Hello ,

i came to Canada in 2016 to study a coop diploma… I didn’t finish my coop and I transferred to a BBA. I successfully completed my BBA inJuly 2021.
I’m filling my application for EE CEC, and my immigration consultant just realized I was part time working during a time I shouldn’t have in 2016 because I was a part time student (I was only taking 1-2 classes/month for a few months). I honestly had no idea, I was new to Canada, and I didn’t know. I know, I perfectly know that this is not a good enough justification, but it’s the truth. No one told me, in the school they didn’t tell me anything, classmates and other students would also study 1-2 classes per month and no one would say anything to them.
She realized this when I sent her the transcripts from this diploma. She told me transcripts are 10000% mandatory.

After I graduated from this school, I applied for a second study permit and then a PGWP which is set to expire in October 2024.

I am completely lost, I don’t know what to do and this is really affecting my mental health.… she told me it would be better to-apply for PR through family class- common law, but I am really trying to avoid that, I came here on my own and I wanted to do it by myself…

is there anything that I can do in this case?Are transcripts always needed? Can I leave out from personal history that casual job I had during those months? Would that make things worse?

Even though working without authority to do so is usually not a problem for an Inland Spousal Sponsorship (SCPLC), because of a Public Policy that is still in place, waiving the requirement to have legal status, I don't believe that that same `forgiveness', per se, applies to your stream.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...on-refugee-protection-act-spousal-policy.html

See 3. Policy:
Lack of status

For the purposes of the current public policy only, persons with a “lack of status” refers to those in the following situations:

• persons who have overstayed a visa, visitor record, work permit or student permit;
• persons who have worked or studied without being authorized to do so under the Act;

You need to ask your consultant if this same policy could somehow be applied retroactively, to eliminate any issues that you may now be facing. I suspect that it may not, because you are not submitting a SCPLC application.

No matter what, you must be 100% truthful in your application, including declaring the previous working without authorization.

Good luck!

 

[DPJA7]

Hello Andy,

What was the outcome of your case? I am in a similar situation and losing sleep

 

[hooram95]

Hi Andy first off, I want to say I’m really sorry you’re going through this. It’s completely understandable to feel overwhelmed, but please know you’re not alone. Many international students have made similar mistakes early on, especially when guidance is unclear or unavailable. one of my friend also go through this.