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I am currently working as a postdoctoral fellow in Ontario, Canada since June 2009. As part of my postdoctoral job, I am required to teach a class in each semester. That means I have both research and teaching experience for about 9 months. Prior to this job, I have got about six months of postdoctoral experience in the United States under OPT. Also when I was a PhD student in the United States, I taught (was a instructor) a three credit class and lab in fall 2005. Doing this extra work, I got paid in addition to my GRA stipend. For your information, in the past 10 years, I have been engaged in either a full time job or full time study (graduate research assistant, paid during my PhD in the United States). My job experience prior to my PhD is listed in the NOC (2224), but not among those 38 NOC categories. Also postdoc is also listed in NOC list but not among the 38 NOC list.
Under this circumstances, I am claiming I have over a year of experience in college instruction NOC 4131 (one semester during my PhD and 9 months in my postdoc experience here at Ontario). First, can I claim it? If yes, what are the supporting materials I need to produce in order to claim my teaching experience under NOC 4131 from my postdoc and teaching experience during my PhD study. If the answer is yes, do contracts and reference letters are sufficient?
Alternately, also I am thinking to apply under CEC, do I need 2 years or 1 year of work experience in Canada. In some of the websites it says one year, but CIC website says two years for those who got degrees from outside of Canada. It is not clear. Do this two years have to be entirely in Canada? Any information in this regard would be highly appreciated!
Thank you,
Saru
I am currently working as a postdoctoral fellow in Ontario, Canada since June 2009. As part of my postdoctoral job, I am required to teach a class in each semester. That means I have both research and teaching experience for about 9 months. Prior to this job, I have got about six months of postdoctoral experience in the United States under OPT. Also when I was a PhD student in the United States, I taught (was a instructor) a three credit class and lab in fall 2005. Doing this extra work, I got paid in addition to my GRA stipend. For your information, in the past 10 years, I have been engaged in either a full time job or full time study (graduate research assistant, paid during my PhD in the United States). My job experience prior to my PhD is listed in the NOC (2224), but not among those 38 NOC categories. Also postdoc is also listed in NOC list but not among the 38 NOC list.
Under this circumstances, I am claiming I have over a year of experience in college instruction NOC 4131 (one semester during my PhD and 9 months in my postdoc experience here at Ontario). First, can I claim it? If yes, what are the supporting materials I need to produce in order to claim my teaching experience under NOC 4131 from my postdoc and teaching experience during my PhD study. If the answer is yes, do contracts and reference letters are sufficient?
Alternately, also I am thinking to apply under CEC, do I need 2 years or 1 year of work experience in Canada. In some of the websites it says one year, but CIC website says two years for those who got degrees from outside of Canada. It is not clear. Do this two years have to be entirely in Canada? Any information in this regard would be highly appreciated!
Thank you,
Saru