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When could I apply for PR under CEC - I have just graduated.

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vcn310

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Hello everybody,

I have just graduated from university in April. Now I am a full-time research assistant for my professor from 12 May to 15 August, but the salary is student rate (~$12/h). In September, my professor is going to re-new the contract, maybe one year long with better salary ( ~ $22/h). So I am wondering when I could apply for the PR under CEC program. In the past, I also had some experiences as a "Student research assistant" from May 2012 to August 2012 (full-time), and from September 2012 to March 2013 (part-time). I also had experience as a "Co-op Programmer" from June 2013 to August 2013. So I am wondering if the work experiences prior my graduate are counted in the CEC application.

Thanks
 
vcn310 said:
Hello everybody,

I have just graduated from university in April. Now I am a full-time research assistant for my professor from 12 May to 15 August, but the salary is student rate (~$12/h). In September, my professor is going to re-new the contract, maybe one year long with better salary ( ~ $22/h). So I am wondering when I could apply for the PR under CEC program. In the past, I also had some experiences as a "Student research assistant" from May 2012 to August 2012 (full-time), and from September 2012 to March 2013 (part-time). I also had experience as a "Co-op Programmer" from June 2013 to August 2013. So I am wondering if the work experiences prior my graduate are counted in the CEC application.

Thanks
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Any experience before Graduation is not considered as a experience required toward CEC. So may be you can try May, 2015 when you finish your one year.
 
vcn310 said:
So I am wondering if the work experiences prior my graduate are counted in the CEC application.
No, not as long as you were a full-time student (and summer holidays don't change your student status).

I have just graduated from university in April. Now I am a full-time research assistant for my professor from 12 May to 15 August, but the salary is student rate (~$12/h). In September, my professor is going to re-new the contract, maybe one year long with better salary ( ~ $22/h). So I am wondering when I could apply for the PR under CEC program.

Do you have a work permit? You are NOT registered as a graduate student? The university considers you an employee? You need a minimum of 1 year (52 weeks) of authorized, skilled, full-time experience after graduation.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/EnGLish/immigrate/cec/index.asp

Note that there will be changes to the program (we don't know exactly what the changes will be) before you are eligible, so stay tuned...
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jes_ON said:
Do you have a work permit? You are NOT registered as a graduate student? The university considers you an employee? You need a minimum of 1 year (52 weeks) of authorized, skilled, full-time experience after graduation.
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Yes, I have post-graduate work permit.
I have been working as a research assistant right after my graduation in May 10th. But the problem is that my current salary is student rate and the payment system of university considers me as a student. However, what I am doing everyday is not much different than other full-time research assistants' work in the lab - we are building prototypes for various innovative mobile applications. So it is really confusing, I don't know if I could use experience of this current position for the CEC application.
Thanks
 
Very interesting situation. But I think CEC based on full time work exp only
 
Hi,
I just graduated in December 2013 under business administration program and got a job as manager in a pizza store in April 2014. can anyone tell me that am i eligible to put my PR application in this job title? and if yes than when?
 
diwanji said:
I just graduated in December 2013 under business administration program and got a job as manager in a pizza store in April 2014. can anyone tell me that am i eligible to put my PR application in this job title? and if yes than when?
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Eligibility criteria are on the CIC website:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/apply-who.asp
 
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