Is it required to call out vacations in PR application?

[kyogesh]

Of my total 16 months with my current employer, I took 3 months paid vacation to India. Do I need to call that out in my application?

 

[thisisauser]

No.

 

[kyogesh]

Thanks for replying..

 

[LPS]

Possibly. Three months is a lot more paid leave than most people would consider "reasonable" (OP25a section 10.11 "Qualifying work experience"). Does it really matter if you subtract the three months, though? After all, the remainder is still over 12 months?

 

[jes_ON]

LOL, who gives 3 months paid vacation ??? Is that the right term?

I agree with LPS, 3 months is a substantive chunk of time, and since it won't hurt you in terms of eligibility, I would say this is in the "better safe than sorry" category. For example, you could indicate this in your background history. I would expect an employer to indicate it in their letter of employment.

 

[thisisauser]

16 - 3 > 12

Also, some companies start with 3-5 and you get extra days per year of experience. Depending on the duration of tenure 3 months is very much possible.

Of course doesn't hurt to declare but would need to be with solid backup.

 

[ljiljka007]

16 - 3 > 12

Also, some companies start with 3-5 and you get extra days per year of experience. Depending on the duration of tenure 3 months is very much possible.

Of course doesn't hurt to declare but would need to be with solid backup.

What companies do that? I want to apply for a job there

 

[thisisauser]

What companies do that? I want to apply for a job there

Good (or should I say fair?) employers. At my previous company we had people who were there since pretty much the founding 20 or so years ago. They enjoyed 2+ months of paid vacation and we only started at 3 weeks.

Vacation entitlements are fairly bad in Canada (or NA for that matter) compared to the rest of the developed world:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-ranks-3rd-last-in-paid-vacations-1.1306523

That's why people are surprised to hear of the alternatives.

 

[ljiljka007]

Good (or should I say fair?) employers. At my previous company we had people who were there since pretty much the founding 20 or so years ago. They enjoyed 2+ months of paid vacation and we only started at 3 weeks.

Vacation entitlements are fairly bad in Canada (or NA for that matter) compared to the rest of the developed world:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-ranks-3rd-last-in-paid-vacations-1.1306523

That's why people are surprised to hear of the alternatives.

I've never heard of anything like that here in Canada. 90% of companies start with 2 weeks, after a year you have 3 weeks. And then in every 10 years with the company you receive one more week..

 

[kyogesh]

Thank you all for the comments, I am aware that even after removing days that I was out of Canada I still remain eligible for CEC but the only doubt was should this be called out explicitly in the employer reference letter?

 

[thisisauser]

Thank you all for the comments, I am aware that even after removing days that I was out of Canada I still remain eligible for CEC but the only doubt was should this be called out explicitly in the employer reference letter?

If you have not reviewed the Checklist I strongly recommend you do so before anything else:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5610E.pdf

Reference letters must include all of the following information:
• the specific period of your employment with the company,
• the positions you have held during the period of employment and the time spent in each position,
• your main responsibilities and duties in each position,
• the corresponding National Occupational Classification (NOC) code (if known),
• your total annual salary plus benefits,
• the number of hours worked per week.

 

[kyogesh]

Thank you I got my answer..