I have a question about foreign work experience and wanted your opinions. I currently work full-time for a Canadian company, but my work permit expires in about a year. I have no foreign experience yet but want to get those points.
Here's my plan: When my permit expires, I'll return to my home country. My current company really wants to keep me on and they're happy to do so as a freelancer instead of an employee. I'd work the same 40 hours a week, same role and job title, but be self-employed. They'd pay me directly and I'd handle my own taxes in my home country. No Canadian payroll, no T4, no active SIN, nothing tied to Canada.
So my question is: does this count as foreign work experience? I know self-employment can qualify for foreign experience points, but I wanted to clarify this specific scenario. Working for the same company but from another country, being paid there, paying taxes there, and being a tax resident there.
Does this setup make sense and would it work for the foreign experience requirement? What do you guys think?
Here's my plan: When my permit expires, I'll return to my home country. My current company really wants to keep me on and they're happy to do so as a freelancer instead of an employee. I'd work the same 40 hours a week, same role and job title, but be self-employed. They'd pay me directly and I'd handle my own taxes in my home country. No Canadian payroll, no T4, no active SIN, nothing tied to Canada.
So my question is: does this count as foreign work experience? I know self-employment can qualify for foreign experience points, but I wanted to clarify this specific scenario. Working for the same company but from another country, being paid there, paying taxes there, and being a tax resident there.
Does this setup make sense and would it work for the foreign experience requirement? What do you guys think?