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Canadian work experience. Is it necessary to have continuous 1 year

Nov 2, 2016
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Hi everyone,

I finished my PhD in Canada last year and I have two 6 months of full time Canadian work experience (Postdoctoral Scholar). The job in which I am currently employed in, has offered me till 2022. I worked 40 hours/week in these 6+6 months. So in total it will be more than 1560 hours. My question is do I need to have a continuous 1 year of Canadian work experience or I am good to go for my express entry profile for the PR?

Please let me know. I really appreciate your help.

Thank you.
 

21Goose

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You don't need continuous work experience under the CEC. You just need one year of skilled work experience in the past three years. They only count 30 hours a week, but if you have worked full time for 1 year ( 6+6), you have enough experience to apply for CEC.

Just to be sure - you have to make sure you didn't have any unpaid leave or something like that in those 6+6 months. If you're not certain, work a couple more months to cover any missing days and then apply.
 
Nov 2, 2016
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You don't need continuous work experience under the CEC. You just need one year of skilled work experience in the past three years. They only count 30 hours a week, but if you have worked full time for 1 year ( 6+6), you have enough experience to apply for CEC.

Just to be sure - you have to make sure you didn't have any unpaid leave or something like that in those 6+6 months. If you're not certain, work a couple more months to cover any missing days and then apply.

Thanks very much for your reply. I forgot to mention that I had a couple of months break (as in holidays) before starting my new position and it was not a paid break as I left the first job before starting the current one and wanted to have a break after PhD. Is that a problem?

Thank you again for sharing your thoughts.
 

21Goose

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Thanks very much for your reply. I forgot to mention that I had a couple of months break (as in holidays) before starting my new position and it was not a paid break as I left the first job before starting the current one and wanted to have a break after PhD. Is that a problem?

Thank you again for sharing your thoughts.
You need one year of work experience. If you're saying you worked for 4 months, then took 2 months off, then worked for 6 months, you don't have one year of work experience.
 
Nov 2, 2016
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You need one year of work experience. If you're saying you worked for 4 months, then took 2 months off, then worked for 6 months, you don't have one year of work experience.
Hi I worked for 6 months and then took a break for two months. And I have completed 6 months in my current job. Total 6+6 months of complete work experience.
 

valycarrolito

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Hi everyone,

I finished my PhD in Canada last year and I have two 6 months of full time Canadian work experience (Postdoctoral Scholar). The job in which I am currently employed in, has offered me till 2022. I worked 40 hours/week in these 6+6 months. So in total it will be more than 1560 hours. My question is do I need to have a continuous 1 year of Canadian work experience or I am good to go for my express entry profile for the PR?

Please let me know. I really appreciate your help.

Thank you.
Just to be sure - you have to make sure you didn't have any unpaid leave or something like that in those 6+6 months. If you're not certain, work a couple more months to cover any missing days and then apply.
 
Nov 2, 2016
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Hi there,
Thanks for your reply. As I mentioned, I took a couple of months break after I left my first job before starting my current job and I was not paid in those months. Do you think that will be an issue?
Thanks again for your input.


Just to be sure - you have to make sure you didn't have any unpaid leave or something like that in those 6+6 months. If you're not certain, work a couple more months to cover any missing days and then apply.
 

valycarrolito

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Aug 29, 2019
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You don't need continuous work experience under the CEC. You just need one year of skilled work experience in the past three years. They only count 30 hours a week, but if you have worked full time for 1 year ( 6+6), you have enough experience to apply for CEC xender discord omegle.

Just to be sure - you have to make sure you didn't have any unpaid leave or something like that in those 6+6 months. If you're not certain, work a couple more months to cover any missing days and then apply.
I left my first job before starting my current job and I was not paid in those months