Timeline for accumulating 1560 hrs for CEC

[moonpalace]

Hi everyone.

I'm looking for some clarification on the time I have to accumulate the required 1560 hours in order to apply for CEC.

I graduated with a social work degree from a Canadian university. I have a 3 year postgrad work permit. I now have a permanent but part time job. I wasn't clear whether I can work this job before my permit ends in nov 2016, by which time I would have well over 1560 hours and then apply. Or do I need to get all these hours within one year? Part time and relief work is increasingly common in my field and a full time job is difficult to find.

Cheers!

 

[LPS]

You must accrue the 1,560 hours within the three years before you apply. The other requirement is it cannot accrue faster than 30 hours per week. But you can certainly use part-time work.

 

[moonpalace]

Thanks! So does that mean I can do my 24 hr/week part time job and get those hours in over a year?

 

[LPS]

Yes, this is an example of "equivalent part-time" experience - 52 weeks at 30+ hours per week (1,560 hours) is equivalent to 65 weeks at 24 hours per week.

 

[moonpalace]

Phew, that's a relief! Thanks so much

 

[djvinnakota]

Hello,

I'm also in the same boat. Hope I can complete 30 Hrs/week with my other part time job.

While calculating the weekly hours, Where to calculate the Sunday working hours. Is the working hours are calculated from Sunday to Saturday or Monday to Sunday. How CIC will calculate the weekly hours ??

Pls advise

 

[maniac2403]

Hello,

I'm also in the same boat. Hope I can complete 30 Hrs/week with my other part time job.

While calculating the weekly hours, Where to calculate the Sunday working hours. Is the working hours are calculated from Sunday to Saturday or Monday to Sunday. How CIC will calculate the weekly hours ??

Pls advise

It doesn't matter if you choose Monday or Sunday as the starting day of the week. In every 7 days, you need to have worked 30 hours.

 

[djvinnakota]

Thank you for the quick reply, one part time job pay cycle is calculated from Sunday to Saturday and the 2nd Part time pay cycle is calculated from Monday to Sunday. Got confused while calculating the weekly hours, which one to follow

 

[maniac2403]

Thank you for the quick reply, one part time job pay cycle is calculated from Sunday to Saturday and the 2nd Part time pay cycle is calculated from Monday to Sunday. Got confused while calculating the weekly hours, which one to follow

So in that case, pick your pay cycle and calculate hours individually for both jobs and add them together to meet 1560 hours.

 

[jes_ON]

standard "week" is from Sunday to Saturday.