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should I include my coop terms and campus work when calculating my years of experience?

The question in one of the forms, just states "how many years of experience do you have in canada?", so how should I fill that question?

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flag2009 said:
should I include my coop terms and campus work when calculating my years of experience?

The question in one of the forms, just states "how many years of experience do you have in canada?", so how should I fill that question?
Don't make us guess :). Specify the form and the item number. I didn't find any such question on a quick scan of current forms.
 

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It is the Schedule 8- Economic Class - CEC form, question 4

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Make sure you have the most recent form, it sounds like you have an old form/rong form - do you have the one that is specific for CANADIAN EXPERIENCE CLASS?

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/cec.asp


The current IMM-0008 Schedule 8 CANADIAN EXPERIENCE CLASS #4 that's available for download asks:

Have you previously worked full-time, or full-time equivalent, work? Has check boxes (yes, no), and then check boxes (less than 1 year, 1 year or more, 2 years or more).

But no, do not include your coop/on-campus work experience.
 

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so the question is refering ONLY to work done after graduation?

i was asking because they weren't specific.

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