AOR was Feb 28, got refused this morning, so quite a while.Hi! I'm so sorry to hear that! Could you please tell me how long it took them to refuse your app?
AOR was Feb 28, got refused this morning, so quite a while.Hi! I'm so sorry to hear that! Could you please tell me how long it took them to refuse your app?
Thats surprising that they took so long to refuse u. Did u order gcms notes anytime? Perhaps the notes would have helped u.I've shown less, and provided my spouse's and my pay stubs and bank transcript for last 6 months.
If you're eligible for both programs, it will automatically select CEC for your application.More questions
When I'll fill out my EE profile again in 4 months, how will it know to provide an ITA in the CEC stream instead of the FSW? or will I get both and chose?
Also what should I state in available funds in EE (assuming I won't have to show any for CEC)?
Lastly, are you positive that I will not have to produce a LMIA for CEC at all? B/c some threads here claim otherwise....
This part I'm finding a bit hard to follow, I am currently on a PGWP that's valid until 2020 and I work full-time for a non-limited full-time position here in Canada since Oct 17 (got hired with a co-op WP that was due to expire on Jul 30th after finishing my MBA). However, the PGWP got approved on March 23 and my PR AOR was Feb 2018 so the new PGWP was not attached to the PR app.
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Another little wrinkle that I don't think anyone has yet commented on. You cannot count work experience as a student in Canada, and co-op work experience is by definition, student work experience.
When did you APPLY for your PGWP? That is the date on which you can begin counting your work experience.
Yes, you've broken it down quite clearly, thank you. Now it all makes sense but I can see how I could've made this mistake... Hopefully by sharing my case I can help others avoid this pitfall.If you're eligible for both programs, it will automatically select CEC for your application.
If you don't have to show any funds, put down "0", and explain it in the LOE afterwards. If you put anything else, you may still be expected to show Proof of this because you declared having that amount (unsure about this - but I heard rumours. just put 0 to be safe)
To be eligible for the CEC program, you don't need an LMIA. You simply need to complete 1 year of work experience in a NOC 0, A or B position while being authorized to work in Canada - so this can be on any type of work permit. However, you can only claim additional CRS pts. for a job offer if:
(1) you have an LMIA, orThis is what the initial confusion was about. If you apply under the FSW program, you always need to show Proof of Funds unless you have a valid job offer (which you did not - because you needed a closed work permit or an LMIA).
(2) are on a closed-work permit, have been working for the same employer for at least 1 year and the job offer is for the same NOC-code you have the 1 year experience in.
Hmm that's a very good point! I have applied for the PGWP on February 19, 2018. Can anyone please confirm this claim? I've started working on Oct 30 in the position I still hold (in my NOC code) right from the get-go as a full-time employee and with no termination date however the work was a part of my graduation requirement and for the first couple of months I was employed on the co-op basis of my student status.Another little wrinkle that I don't think anyone has yet commented on. You cannot count work experience as a student in Canada, and co-op work experience is by definition, student work experience.
When did you APPLY for your PGWP? That is the date on which you can begin counting your work experience.
Lots of people misunderstand the meaning of "valid job offer" despite all the info that IRCC provides...Yes, you've broken it down quite clearly, thank you. Now it all makes sense but I can see how I could've made this mistake... Hopefully by sharing my case I can help others avoid this pitfall.
Regardless, I think I'll ask my employer for an LMIA as they consider me a valued employee and they want to keep me working for them. Any idea how long the LMIA process takes?
The information is indirect and scattered. Work that is "authorized" (no specific type of permit) counts, as long as you are not a student.Hmm that's a very good point! I have applied for the PGWP on February 19, 2018. Can anyone please confirm this claim? I've started working on Oct 30 in the position I still hold (in my NOC code) right from the get-go as a full-time employee and with no termination date however the work was a part of my graduation requirement and for the first couple of months I was employed on the co-op basis of my student status.
My NOC code is 4021 - College & Other vocational instructors. It's A is NOC and I have (with Canadian work exp.) almost 12 years of experience in this NOC.Whats your NOC code? An LMIA usually is pretty tough to obtain, and if you are a fresh graduate with little work experience (I assume you are because you are on a PGWP) it's unlikely you are going to receive that LMIA, unless you are in a very high-demand field.
I don't know much about the job market situation for this particular NOC-code - but if you were to terminate your employment tomorrow, would your employer be experiencing a lot of issues finding a replacement? Also, I've read several stories that for an LMIA to have a realistic chance of being approved, you should at least be earning the median salary for the NOC-code, but preferably above-average.My LMIA is 4021 - College & Other vocational instructors. It's A is NOC and I have (with Canadian work exp.) almost 12 years of experience in this NOC.
Yes, I'm the head of the training dept. in an IT firm and was hired in spite of being a temp resident due to my career and qualifications. I make almost 4 times the minimum wage in BC.I don't know much about the job market situation for this particular NOC-code - but if you were to terminate your employment tomorrow, would your employer be experiencing a lot of issues finding a replacement? Also, I've read several stories that for an LMIA to have a realistic chance of being approved, you should at least be earning the median salary for the NOC-code, but preferably above-average.
Then you probably stand a good chance obtaining an LMIA. You should go for itYes, I'm the head of the training dept. in an IT firm and was hired in spite of being a temp resident due to my career and qualifications. I make almost 4 times the minimum wage in BC.