I am going to apply under the CEC (1 year graduate degree+1 year experience) category from BC. But I have some confusing issues -
1. So I just went through one of the interview slides done by someone from CIC at my university back in March 2012. And I got the info that "A full time qualifying graduate educational program has to be of at least two years (two academic years of at least eight months each excluding scheduled breaks, such as summer holidays”. In my case I graduated with my MA from York University (Sept 2009-April 2010). Then I had another MA from Simon Fraser University (Sept 2010-December 2011, with one summer break). Is it sufficient? They never said I can gather the education experience via 2 Master degrees?
2. Next question is about 1 year of full time work experience after I graduated from Simon Fraser University in December 2011. After that I have gathered more than sufficient hours for the application, but recently I saw this in CIC website that “Any periods of self-employment, unauthorized work, or periods of employment during which you were engaged in full-time study (e.g. work experience gained on a co-op, off-campus or on-campus work permit) will not be included when calculating the period of qualifying work experience. You must have had temporary resident status during the period of work experience acquired in Canada. If you are a student and graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution, you can gain the work experience required for CEC through the Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP).” My situation is that, I got the Post-Graduate Work Permit they are talking about from December 2011. After that under the PGWP I gathered some experience, but from September 2012 I also got into the PhD finance program at the same university and got more RA experience while holding both PGWP and Study permit. So, do these experience after September 2012 count? Technically, I have been a student (not MA though!) from September 2012, but gathered the experience while holding both PGWP and study permit. Can I make a case out of that?
I am so freaking out now. I know my case is complex. But I need a definite answer. I don’t want to get rejected after paying the money. You will be a life saver believe me. Thanks for your help. And sorry for the long post. It was necessary.
1. So I just went through one of the interview slides done by someone from CIC at my university back in March 2012. And I got the info that "A full time qualifying graduate educational program has to be of at least two years (two academic years of at least eight months each excluding scheduled breaks, such as summer holidays”. In my case I graduated with my MA from York University (Sept 2009-April 2010). Then I had another MA from Simon Fraser University (Sept 2010-December 2011, with one summer break). Is it sufficient? They never said I can gather the education experience via 2 Master degrees?
2. Next question is about 1 year of full time work experience after I graduated from Simon Fraser University in December 2011. After that I have gathered more than sufficient hours for the application, but recently I saw this in CIC website that “Any periods of self-employment, unauthorized work, or periods of employment during which you were engaged in full-time study (e.g. work experience gained on a co-op, off-campus or on-campus work permit) will not be included when calculating the period of qualifying work experience. You must have had temporary resident status during the period of work experience acquired in Canada. If you are a student and graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution, you can gain the work experience required for CEC through the Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP).” My situation is that, I got the Post-Graduate Work Permit they are talking about from December 2011. After that under the PGWP I gathered some experience, but from September 2012 I also got into the PhD finance program at the same university and got more RA experience while holding both PGWP and Study permit. So, do these experience after September 2012 count? Technically, I have been a student (not MA though!) from September 2012, but gathered the experience while holding both PGWP and study permit. Can I make a case out of that?
I am so freaking out now. I know my case is complex. But I need a definite answer. I don’t want to get rejected after paying the money. You will be a life saver believe me. Thanks for your help. And sorry for the long post. It was necessary.
