spouse canadian work experience

[americandesimd]

Hello Friends,
In the CRS Tool there is this question for spousal work experience as below

How many years of skilled work experience in Canada does your spouse/common-law partner has? It must have been continuous, paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in only one occupation.

I have 6 months of self employment(sole proprietor) experience and 8 months of full time work experience.
Am i eligible to select 1 year of experience or do I have to select none or less than 1 year since self proprietary experience is not counted? but the above question does not exactly specify self employment and also i was paid for my 6 months of contracting.
please advise.

Thanks

 

[Stanlee]

Hello Friends,
In the CRS Tool there is this question for spousal work experience as below

How many years of skilled work experience in Canada does your spouse/common-law partner has? It must have been continuous, paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in only one occupation.

I have 6 months of self employment(sole proprietor) experience and 8 months of full time work experience.
Am i eligible to select 1 year of experience or do I have to select none or less than 1 year since self proprietary experience is not counted? but the above question does not exactly specify self employment and also i was paid for my 6 months of contracting.
please advise.

Thanks

You will be able to select one year only if it meets the following requirement.
- It has been continuous
- It has been in the same occupation (NOC)
- Paid and full-time

 

[Dexmoody]

Hello Friends,
In the CRS Tool there is this question for spousal work experience as below

How many years of skilled work experience in Canada does your spouse/common-law partner has? It must have been continuous, paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in only one occupation.

I have 6 months of self employment(sole proprietor) experience and 8 months of full time work experience.
Am i eligible to select 1 year of experience or do I have to select none or less than 1 year since self proprietary experience is not counted? but the above question does not exactly specify self employment and also i was paid for my 6 months of contracting.
please advise.

Thanks

Self-employment does not qualify for Canadian work experience. You do not have one year of qualifying work experience, because you were only employed for 8 months.

Refer to section 19, 8 (b) of the ministerial instructions respecting express entry:

"a period of self-employment or unauthorized work by the accompanying spouse or common-law partner of the foreign national is not to be included in calculating a period of work experience."
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/mi/express-entry.asp

You will be able to select one year only if it meets the following requirement.
- It has been continuous
- It has been in the same occupation (NOC)
- Paid and full-time

That is not correct. The wording in the CRS tool is not accurate. It needn't be continuous, and it can be in multiple occupations.

Refer to section 19, 4 (a):
"(4) For the purpose of this section, Canadian work experience is work experience that
(a) is acquired by the accompanying spouse or common-law partner of the foreign national in Canada in one or more occupations listed in Skill Type 0 Management Occupations or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification matrix;"

 

[americandesimd]

Self-employment does not qualify for Canadian work experience. You do not have one year of qualifying work experience, because you were only employed for 8 months.

Refer to section 19, 8 (b) of the ministerial instructions respecting express entry:

"a period of self-employment or unauthorized work by the accompanying spouse or common-law partner of the foreign national is not to be included in calculating a period of work experience."
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/mi/express-entry.asp

That is not correct. The wording in the CRS tool is not accurate. It needn't be continuous, and it can be in multiple occupations.

Refer to section 19, 4 (a):
"(4) For the purpose of this section, Canadian work experience is work experience that
(a) is acquired by the accompanying spouse or common-law partner of the foreign national in Canada in one or more occupations listed in Skill Type 0 Management Occupations or Skill Level A or B of the National Occupational Classification matrix;"

Thanks guys.
Even though I was self employed. I received both t4 and t4a-nr slips. I was used to be paid biweekly just like an employee. Do you think getting a letter from the contracting employer saying it was more like a employer employee relationship might help.
Who do we direct such questions for clarifications. Is there any cic email or phone where we can reach and get this clarified? Appreciate any pointers on this.

 

[americandesimd]

Thanks guys.
Even though I was self employed. I received both t4 and t4a-nr slips. I was used to be paid biweekly just like an employee. Do you think getting a letter from the contracting employer saying it was more like a employer employee relationship might help.
Who do we direct such questions for clarifications. Is there any cic email or phone where we can reach and get this clarified? Appreciate any pointers on this.

Please ignore my last comment. I spoke to Cra self-employed team and cleared my doubts.

Just fyi all: One can do the ruling if required only if you have a strong case