CEC - Does 2 months of remote experience affect in points calculation?
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Break it up for the dates in Canada and outside Canada. Submit if you have a year of Canadian experience IN Canada.
Thanks @Naturgrl and @CanGoldDigger. I just want to double-check how you would represent this if you were in my position.
I worked in Canada from January 2, 2025 to April 24, 2025, and then was in my home country from April 25, 2025 to June 27, 2025. Since IRCC focuses primarily on months, I wanted to confirm how best to list this experience.
Option 1:
Option 2:
My main question is: since I worked for most of April, is it acceptable to list my first Canadian experience through May, or should it strictly end in April?
Additionally, does IRCC require 52 full working weeks in Canada, or would 50 working weeks in Canada plus 2 vacation weeks spent outside Canada also be acceptable?
I worked in Canada from January 2, 2025 to April 24, 2025, and then was in my home country from April 25, 2025 to June 27, 2025. Since IRCC focuses primarily on months, I wanted to confirm how best to list this experience.
Option 1:
- Canadian experience: January 2025 – May 2025
- Foreign work experience: May 2025 – June 2025
- Canadian experience: June 2025 – Present
Option 2:
- Canadian experience: January 2025 – April 2025
- Foreign work experience: May 2025 – June 2025
- Canadian experience: June 2025 – Present
My main question is: since I worked for most of April, is it acceptable to list my first Canadian experience through May, or should it strictly end in April?
Additionally, does IRCC require 52 full working weeks in Canada, or would 50 working weeks in Canada plus 2 vacation weeks spent outside Canada also be acceptable?
Break it down by days worked since want to count 2 weeks of paid vacation or whatever option is applicable to you. Did you work in Canada in April or May 2025.
To minimize miscalculations:
- Canadian experience: January 2025 – April 2025
- Foreign work experience: May 2025 – June 2025
- Canadian experience: July 2025 – Present
Thank you @Naturgrl and @CanGoldDigger. I’m planning to decline this ITA. Going forward, in my Express Entry profile, should I update the experience to reflect the split between Canadian and foreign work now, or keep it as is and only make that distinction after receiving my next ITA?
Also, in your opinion, is it safer to accept an ITA only after completing a full 52 weeks of Canadian work experience, or is it acceptable to accept an ITA at the 12-month mark and use the 60-day window to complete the remaining weeks before submitting the application? Would be great if you could link any sources which cite this. I couldn't find anything in the website which states that work experience is counted till the time you upload the documents and submit the application?
Also, in your opinion, is it safer to accept an ITA only after completing a full 52 weeks of Canadian work experience, or is it acceptable to accept an ITA at the 12-month mark and use the 60-day window to complete the remaining weeks before submitting the application? Would be great if you could link any sources which cite this. I couldn't find anything in the website which states that work experience is counted till the time you upload the documents and submit the application?
You can stick your initial plan "to wait and submit your application closer to the end of the 60-day deadline". The work experience is counted when you submit an application.
@CanGoldDigger Could you point me to any official source that clarifies whether work experience is counted up to the application submission date? I thought it was supposed to be counted only up to the ITA date, and that the extra 60 day window shouldn’t be included.
IRPR
- 11.2 (1) An officer may not issue a visa or other document in respect of an application for permanent residence to a foreign national who was issued an invitation under Division 0.1 to make that application if — at the time the invitation was issued or at the time the officer received their application — the foreign national
- (a) did not meet the criteria set out in an instruction given under paragraph 10.3(1)(e);
- (b) did not have the qualifications on the basis of which they were ranked under an instruction given under paragraph 10.3(1)(h) and were issued the invitation; or
- (c) did not meet the criteria for membership in a category that was established in an instruction given under paragraph 10.3(1)(h.2), if they were issued an invitation on the basis that they were eligible to be a member of that category.
But isn't this contradictory to what you said? It clearly states that the officer can refuse if
So isn't it necessary to meet both the conditions, i.e when you receive an ITA at that time itself you should have 12 months of experience and you shouldn't be utilizing the 60 days post ITA for experience?
- you did not meet the requirements when the ITA was issued, OR
- you did not meet them when IRCC received your application (after submission)
So isn't it necessary to meet both the conditions, i.e when you receive an ITA at that time itself you should have 12 months of experience and you shouldn't be utilizing the 60 days post ITA for experience?
I cited the law, told you how it's assessed in real practice and what I see everyday. I am not sure what else I should discuss here., sorry. Maybe somebody else can help you with that.
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