Vacation in work experience for CEC

[ravidgohil@gmail.com]

Hi guys,

I took five weeks vacation (paid) from my job to go back to my home country, Can I count that towards my one year work experience for CEC ? please advise & share real life experience. Thanks for your inputs..

 

[binsin]

Since it is part of your employment contract, i think it will be counted.

 

[ravidgohil@gmail.com]

Since it is part of your employment contract, i think it will be counted.

Do you know anybody who has been in the same situation ? Do I need to add any LOE for those five weeks ?

 

[DelPiero07]

"An allowance for a reasonable period of vacation time will generally be made in calculating the period of qualifying work experience (e.g., a two-week period of paid vacation leave within a given 52-week period in which the applicant was engaged in qualifying work experience). An allowance for normal vacation time during a period of qualifying work experience cannot be used as a substitute or proxy for meeting the in-Canada element of the work experience requirement (i.e., work experience obtained outside Canada will not be considered as though the applicant had been on a period of vacation in order to be counted as part of the period of in-Canada work experience). While officers will account for a reasonable period of vacation time in calculating the period of qualifying work experience in Canada, each application is considered on its own merits with a final decision based on a review of all the information available to the officer at the time of decision."

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/econ/cec/work.asp

 

[binsin]

Do you know anybody who has been in the same situation ? Do I need to add any LOE for those five weeks ?

I believe if as per your employment contract you have 5 weeks holiday, it would not be a problem.

 

[ravidgohil@gmail.com]

I believe if as per your employment contract you have 5 weeks holiday, it would not be a problem.

Alright, Thanks Binsin