Hello everyone,
I had a question regarding my Citizenship eligibility, thank you in advance for reading all this.
A bit of background
Since I came to Canada I have been working in my field of study. The first two years I was working while getting my master's too. After graduation, I worked in the same company and later applied for PR and I also worked for two other companies after that too (can't name them here). The last company that I started working for is well known and due to Covid it went through a workforce reduction and I was part of that. So ever since my layoff in 2020 I have been unemployed and receiving EI. Right before getting laid off in 2020, I registered an incorporation to MAYBE find some work to do (I knew I was getting laid off). While collecting EI, I tried to work on my own idea that I always had but only spent few hours per week and I told Service Canada about that and they said if it's only a few hours a week and you're are actively looking for jobs and you didn't make any money then you can be considered "unemployed".
So the question is
1. When I am filling out my employment history, should I also add the registered incorporation to it too? keep in mind I made no money and wasn't really considered self-employed either (at least that's what Service Canada said)
2. I have been actively looking for jobs and had few interviews and unfortunately no luck so far. Will this negatively impact my application because I have been unemployed for a year now?
Appreciate your response, thanks!
I had a question regarding my Citizenship eligibility, thank you in advance for reading all this.
A bit of background
Since I came to Canada I have been working in my field of study. The first two years I was working while getting my master's too. After graduation, I worked in the same company and later applied for PR and I also worked for two other companies after that too (can't name them here). The last company that I started working for is well known and due to Covid it went through a workforce reduction and I was part of that. So ever since my layoff in 2020 I have been unemployed and receiving EI. Right before getting laid off in 2020, I registered an incorporation to MAYBE find some work to do (I knew I was getting laid off). While collecting EI, I tried to work on my own idea that I always had but only spent few hours per week and I told Service Canada about that and they said if it's only a few hours a week and you're are actively looking for jobs and you didn't make any money then you can be considered "unemployed".
So the question is
1. When I am filling out my employment history, should I also add the registered incorporation to it too? keep in mind I made no money and wasn't really considered self-employed either (at least that's what Service Canada said)
2. I have been actively looking for jobs and had few interviews and unfortunately no luck so far. Will this negatively impact my application because I have been unemployed for a year now?
Appreciate your response, thanks!