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Does remote work done while being on student visa in Canada count towards foreign work experience for PR?

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arhamfrmn

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Oct 17, 2022
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If I work remotely fulltime with a US based company, while being a fulltime student in Canada, will it count towards foreign work experience when I file my express entry for PR? And I supposed it isn't illegal to work remotely if it isn't a Canadian company.
 
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Naturgrl

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Apr 5, 2020
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arhamfrmn said:
If I work remotely fulltime with a US based company, while being a fulltime student in Canada, will it count towards foreign work experience when I file my express entry for PR? And I supposed it isn't illegal to work remotely if it isn't a Canadian company.
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You can work full time remotely if the company has no Canadian offices, clients or customers. Still file Canadian taxes. It can count as foreign experience.
 
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arhamfrmn

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Oct 17, 2022
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Naturgrl said:
You can work full time remotely if the company has no Canadian offices, clients or customers. Still file Canadian taxes. It can count as foreign experience.
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Does the work that I do remotely count towards foreign work experience, potentially increasing CRS score?
 
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bLaZe10

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Jun 7, 2021
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Naturgrl said:
You can work full time remotely if the company has no Canadian offices, clients or customers. Still file Canadian taxes. It can count as foreign experience.
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Hey, I'm currently on pgwp and working 2 jobs on remote for a us company and one in Canada, can I count it towards foreign and Canadian experience both or just the foreign work experience?
 
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bLaZe10

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Jun 7, 2021
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arhamfrmn said:
If I work remotely fulltime with a US based company, while being a fulltime student in Canada, will it count towards foreign work experience when I file my express entry for PR? And I supposed it isn't illegal to work remotely if it isn't a Canadian company.
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No it'll not, it only counts as foreign experience when you're on work permit
 
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bubblycoke

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Dec 18, 2023
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Naturgrl said:
Ask the company. Read their annual reports or it may say on their website
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Sorry, I meant how you knew the foreign work experience was eligible while working physically in Canada for a foreign company but studied full-time with a study permit.

Thanks!
 
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