When do I qualify to apply?

[shivamk]

I finished school in May 2013.
Applied for Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) around Mid May.
Started working on 3rd June 2013 under Off-campus work-permit.
Got PGWP on 19th June 2013.
I've been working since then continuously, should I count my experience from 3rd June or 19th June?
CEC websites says you need to have valid authorization and should not be full-time student. Which is true.

Please help!

 

[nov1061]

I finished school in May 2013.
Applied for Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) around Mid May.
Started working on 3rd June 2013 under Off-campus work-permit.
Got PGWP on 19th June 2013.
I've been working since then continuously, should I count my experience from 3rd June or 19th June?
CEC websites says you need to have valid authorization and should not be full-time student. Which is true.

Please help!

To be on the safe side I would start counting your experience from June 19. Add another 1-2 weeks and apply then.

 

[Hope1957]

"Any period of employment during which the applicant was engaged in full-time study will not be included in calculating the period of qualifying work experience (e.g., work experience gained through co-op work permits, off-campus work permits while a full-time student and on-campus work permits). [R87.1(3)(a)]. Officers should verify the work permit information in GCMS."

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op25a-eng.pdf

If you have sufficient time on your PGWP, start counting work experience gained from June 19, else, start counting work experience gained on your OCWP after graduation. From the new ministerial instructions it seems like this will be checked at the CIO Office. I think if you claim any work experience gained when you were a full time student, your application will probably not be placed into processing and your fee will be refunded. Then again, I am not entirely sure but this is my understanding of the new MI.