Studies under Work Permit - Disclosure with Letter of Explanation?

[sharonyys]

Hi all,
I took a part-time CPA program (2 years) while I was working with a valid PGWP. The program never asked me to submit a study permit and the program itself does not provide PGWP upon graduation. Now I am close to completion of the program and I have one year of NOC B experience. Should I include the studies so that I can get extra points for multiple university-level studies or is it too risky?
Thanks ahead to anyone applies!

 

[sharonyys]

Someone plz help? :-[

 

[jes_ON]

If the study program was at a college or university, and you were awarded a degree/diploma upon completion, then you should have had a study permit.

If the program was a professional development program or run by the certifying body (as I suspect it was), then it does not count as "education," since it is not offered by an accredited college/university.

 

[sharonyys]

:-X It is a professional development program but is also offered by a university under their continuing education department and I will be receiving a diploma in May upon passing all my finals...
The programs consists of a combination of night classes and distance (online) learning, so it is part-time in nature. Plus I received the offer without condition based on a valid study permit so I did not bother to apply for one. My bad I know...
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If the study program was at a college or university, and you were awarded a degree/diploma upon completion, then you should have had a study permit.

If the program was a professional development program or run by the certifying body (as I suspect it was), then it does not count as "education," since it is not offered by an accredited college/university.
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[jes_ON]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/students/consider.asp

See the "Professional Training Programs" info at the bottom.

Then contact your institution - try to find out why they didn't require a study permit (it appears they should have), hopefully they have some useful explanation.

If not, I'm not sure what to advise.