work experience as RA/TA

[dangvt2]

Did anyone here apply for PR with RA/TA work experiences?

How do we calculate the work hours?

I get paid full time (37.5 hrs/wk), so I only need a year of work before applying. I've been reading other topics but I'm very confused. If I have no trouble asking my supervisor to detail all the hours and stuff, can I apply ?

OR

since I work under a study permit, it will be considered part time and I will have to work for 2 yrs in order to have 1 yr work experience??

Thank you in advance

 

[HuckFinn]

since I work under a study permit, it will be considered part time and I will have to work for 2 yrs in order to have 1 yr work experience??

Yes, you will need two years of Masters to count as a one year of full-time employment.

By the way, heads up for when you start your Masters. For the RA portion you will be offered either a Research Assistantship (taxable, paid monthly and goes on your T4) or Research Studentship, which is a "scholarship" and is not taxable. Make sure to choose the former.

 

[dangvt2]

Yes, you will need two years of Masters to count as a one year of full-time employment.

Even thou I can provide all the detail hours that I work , I still have to do 2 yrs?

 

[jes_ON]

I get paid full time (37.5 hrs/wk), so I only need a year of work before applying. I've been reading other topics but I'm very confused. If I have no trouble asking my supervisor to detail all the hours and stuff, can I apply ?

since I work under a study permit, it will be considered part time and I will have to work for 2 yrs in order to have 1 yr work experience??

In a previous post, you stated that your university's immigration specialist gave you this information:

"The Canadian Experience Class application stream requires that you complete 1 year full-time equivalent work as a post-grad before you can qualify. Working just 3 months as a research assistant is not the equivalent to 1 year full-time work. As well, if you are working during the time of your Masters studies, you would need 16 months of continuous work to be considered equivalent to the 1 year full-time work (3 months full-time during the summer + 16 months part-time (which is equivalent to 8 months full-time)) before you can qualify."

So you already know the answer...

 

[dangvt2]

I know but I heard one of my friend's friend applied with 1 yr of RA/TA (so he considered RA/TA as a full time job) with detail hours and he landed already.

So I just want to see if anyone applied and landed similar like his. I'm sorry for wasting the space but I really want to give it a try after 1 yr of Masters because the earlier I get my PR (if possible), the more money I can save for my parents (international student tuition fee plus scholarship). I don't want to keep asking my parents for the money.

 

[jes_ON]

I know but I heard one of my friend's friend applied with 1 yr of RA/TA (so he considered RA/TA as a full time job) with detail hours and he landed already.

So I just want to see if anyone applied and landed similar like his. I'm sorry for wasting the space but I really want to give it a try after 1 yr of Masters because the earlier I get my PR (if possible), the more money I can save for my parents (international student tuition fee plus scholarship). I don't want to keep asking my parents for the money.

I understand your motivation, but pretty much everyone has good reasons for wanting to bend the rules to speed things up... Personally, I think if you're a full-time graduate student, there's no way you can additionally be a full-time employee... Some people do succeed despite the rules, but that does not mean everyone will. In the end it depends on what your University is willing to put into writing, AND what the individual IO is willing to accept - There's some degree of luck in these murky situations.

Graduate students are by and large considered desirable applicants, I've seen some occasional leniency, but also note that CPP-O has been stricter than Buffalo. Also consider if there is a limit to the number of hours you are authorized to work as a student (this may vary by permit type, and/or by university), so work beyond those hours would be unauthorized.

If you're willing to risk losing the application fee etc. and can live with the refusal, there's nothing to stop you
from trying.

 

[HuckFinn]

I know but I heard one of my friend's friend applied with 1 yr of RA/TA (so he considered RA/TA as a full time job) with detail hours and he landed already.

Yes, but I also know stories where RA/TA doesn't count at all as work experience. There is also the complication with the Research Assistantship and Studentship. As jes_ON said, it is not so clear cut and it depends on what kind of letter you get from school and who looks at your application. Understand though, that as a full-time student, you cannot be working full-time at the same time. Not to mention that you are on a study permit, which does not allow you to work full time anyway.

So I just want to see if anyone applied and landed similar like his. I'm sorry for wasting the space but I really want to give it a try after 1 yr of Masters because the earlier I get my PR (if possible), the more money I can save for my parents (international student tuition fee plus scholarship). I don't want to keep asking my parents for the money.

Then go for it. Worst case, you end up with $550 less in your pocket and have to re-apply next year.