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Freelance work - Can I use it for Canadian Expreience???

Dec 31, 2016
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Hey All,
I haven't seen much about this topic in the forums. My question is: can you use Web design freelance work with one company for 6 months as Canadian work experience? And if yes. What documents do I have to provide? I have the letter of employment with the contract and I was paid by cheque twice in 6 months. the third month and when the contract was up.

Please let me know if anyone has done this before and how to go about it.


Thank you.
 

scylla

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Unfortunately self employed work experience cannot be counted towards CEC:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=377&top=29
 
Dec 31, 2016
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Hey Scylla,

Thanks for your reply. What is considered self employed? I have a contract with all the details of employment and was an employee of the company. The only problem was I wasn't paid bi-weekly rf monthly. Just every three months and taxes wasn't paid. Which I will have to do when I file for my taxes in 2017. Would that still be considered self employment?


thanks in advance
 

scylla

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Jun 8, 2010
93,177
20,654
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
canadianstruggle said:
Hey Scylla,

Thanks for your reply. What is considered self employed? I have a contract with all the details of employment and was an employee of the company. The only problem was I wasn't paid bi-weekly rf monthly. Just every three months and taxes wasn't paid. Which I will have to do when I file for my taxes in 2017. Would that still be considered self employment?


thanks in advance
Yes - that's definitely self employment.