Did I calculate my part-time work hours incorrectly on my EE profile?

[avocadobaby]

I have had a permanent full-time job (35 hr/wk) since June 2024, but I was working part-time before that from July 2022 to June 2024. My hours were not consistent, but if I count the hours altogether, I worked an average of 33 hr/wk.

From July to August 2022, the hours weren't great, and I worked an average of 24 hr/wk. From Sep 2022 onwards, I started getting consistent hours, and I worked an average of 34 hr/wk, working at least 30 hours most weeks. This is all explained in the letter of employment provided by my employer.

I created my EE profile on August 30, 2023, when I had completed 1,560 hours in 12 months, and had worked at least 30 hr/wk for a year. But as the actual hours worked were 33 hr/wk, I wrote "33" under "Hours per week" on my EE profile. As there is no way to show or explain the variance in hours worked, I figured I would go with this average.

However, since I began work in July 2022, my EE profile counts a year of work from July to June. So, this June 2025, my CRS went up to 510 (having worked for three years). I am worried that this is misrepresentation, as I technically finished my first year of work in August 2023. (Though it seems unlikely that CEC cut-off scores will drop that low for the next draw, I don't want to risk getting an ITA based on misrepresentation.)

So, I have two questions:

1. Was it wrong to calculate the total average, and is there another way I should be calculating hours worked per week?
2. I thought that I am meant to show the actual hours per week, as opposed to hours counted towards PR. Should I have counted the hours without exceeding 30 hr/wk? In that case, I worked an average of 28 hr/wk from July 2022 to June 2024. Is this the number that should go on my EE profile? (This question also extends to my current job. Though I work 35 hr/wk, should it be "30" instead of "35"?)

Thanks!

 

[ntq]

Can anyone help me with my case. I opened my profile and I had 511. On July 8, I got ITA with 536, it looks like it comes from my Canadian working experience jumping from 1 year to 2 year. My working experience is:
1 August 2023 - 27 December 2024: working part timer 10 hr/week
1 Nov 2023 - 15 Dec 2024: full timer 30 hr/week along with the above part time job
27 Dec 2024 - July 8: full timer 37.5 hr/week
I am eligible for 2 years of working experience yet? It looks like the system awarded me early. I asked a lot of IRCC agents, non of them could give me a specific answer.
Please help! Should I decline or accept the invitation.

 

[Ramaban]

Can anyone help me with my case. I opened my profile and I had 511. On July 8, I got ITA with 536, it looks like it comes from my Canadian working experience jumping from 1 year to 2 year. My working experience is:
1 August 2023 - 27 December 2024: working part timer 10 hr/week
1 Nov 2023 - 15 Dec 2024: full timer 30 hr/week along with the above part time job
27 Dec 2024 - July 8: full timer 37.5 hr/week
I am eligible for 2 years of working experience yet? It looks like the system awarded me early. I asked a lot of IRCC agents, non of them could give me a specific answer.
Please help! Should I decline or accept the invitation.

Hi
How did you figure out this situation?

 

[Imro45]

I have had a permanent full-time job (35 hr/wk) since June 2024, but I was working part-time before that from July 2022 to June 2024. My hours were not consistent, but if I count the hours altogether, I worked an average of 33 hr/wk.

From July to August 2022, the hours weren't great, and I worked an average of 24 hr/wk. From Sep 2022 onwards, I started getting consistent hours, and I worked an average of 34 hr/wk, working at least 30 hours most weeks. This is all explained in the letter of employment provided by my employer.

I created my EE profile on August 30, 2023, when I had completed 1,560 hours in 12 months, and had worked at least 30 hr/wk for a year. But as the actual hours worked were 33 hr/wk, I wrote "33" under "Hours per week" on my EE profile. As there is no way to show or explain the variance in hours worked, I figured I would go with this average.

However, since I began work in July 2022, my EE profile counts a year of work from July to June. So, this June 2025, my CRS went up to 510 (having worked for three years). I am worried that this is misrepresentation, as I technically finished my first year of work in August 2023. (Though it seems unlikely that CEC cut-off scores will drop that low for the next draw, I don't want to risk getting an ITA based on misrepresentation.)

So, I have two questions:

1. Was it wrong to calculate the total average, and is there another way I should be calculating hours worked per week?
2. I thought that I am meant to show the actual hours per week, as opposed to hours counted towards PR. Should I have counted the hours without exceeding 30 hr/wk? In that case, I worked an average of 28 hr/wk from July 2022 to June 2024. Is this the number that should go on my EE profile? (This question also extends to my current job. Though I work 35 hr/wk, should it be "30" instead of "35"?)

Thanks!

Hi I'm in the same situation, did you get any clarification on this.

Hi All,

I’m currently working as a PART TIME pharmacy assistant since 23rd July 2025 and I DO NOT have any foreign experience.
I recently received an ITA under the healthcare draw which occurred on 25th July 2026 (last week).
I received the ITA because I entered 30 hours in the “No. of hours per week” field because at the time I received the ITA, I worked a total of 1470 hours over a period of 48 weeks which averaged at 30.6 hours per week and I consulted with an agent before creating my EE profile and he said that i need not cap each week at 30 just to enter the no of hours per week in my EE profile.
He said that capping rule only applies to count your eligibility at the time of submission.
But if we actually cap each week at 30, I’m only averaging 28.4.

So please help me here whether I should have entered 30.6 or 28.4 as that decides whether I can proceed with the application submission before my deadline, because I’ll be completing my 1560 required hours by the 8th of August EVEN IF I COUNT MAX 30 HOURS PER WEEK, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THE AVERAGE WILL STILL BE AROUND 28.8 at the time of submission capping each week at 30.

I already called IRCC thrice and all 3 of them gave the same answer which said “ we can only say that you need 1560 hours at the time of application submission, but we can’t tell you how many hours you need to enter in your EE profile as that is completely upto you.

PS: The deadline for submission is 25th August 2026.