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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Alright, good point. It is so easy to ignore the headings and concentrate on the body. "Previous study" does sound ambiguous though. I could interpret that as "The act or process of studying", whereas VOs could deem it as any standalone academic programs.
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    I am not sure if I am comparing the right files: In OP06B: "b) Previous study in Canada:  Award five points if the applicant or accompanying spouse or common- law partner completed a program of full-time study of at least two years' duration at a post-secondary institution in Canada, if this...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    So international PhD students are full-time by default and do not need to prove 15 hours/ week? So did every one (currently still a PhD student with only has 2+ years of PhD education in Canada) get this 5 points from adaptability?
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    2013: Adaptability from full-time study during PhD? I understand this must have be discussed before, but I cannot find any info since May 4th (should there be a similar thread for PhD stream applicants after May 4?) from the search. On CIC guide 7000, it says that "You completed at least two...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Right. But I had an appointment showing RA with 70 hours biweekly in one summer. For other semesters, I got lump-sum payment at the beginning of the semester as fellowship funding research work, and thus no hours info available. Anyway, I only have T4As. And it seems to me that the number of...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Sorry that I just saw this on SFU International website, and I am not allowed to post links, so please search something like the following: Tip: Post-Secondary Teaching and Research Assistants positions fall under NOC Category 4012, Skill Level A (see matrix). Work experience must be...
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    Applicant from PhD program after 5 Nov, 2011 connect here to get status

    Hello guys, Since CIC website explicitly mentions [Any RA hours considered "scholarship income" and indicated on a T4A tax slip may not qualify.], should we start tuning down scholarship offers? Has anyone successfully received PR with this type of scholarship-income RA experience? (Sorry I...