Will I qualify?

[madmax]

I was in University of Waterloo from 2006 to 2010

I worked from Aug 4 to Nov 1 2010 for 3 months
and in 2011-2012 for 9 months

I have my ielts and police clearance too. Do I qualify?

 

[Red and Black]

It depends on your job and your IELTS score. Your job should meet the skill level 0, A or B criteria and corresponding IELTS requirements. You do meet the 12 months experience requirement (assuming you worked at least 37.5 hrs/week during these 12 months).

 

[sashali78]

I was in University of Waterloo from 2006 to 2010

I worked from Aug 4 to Nov 1 2010 for 3 months
and in 2011-2012 for 9 months

I have my ielts and police clearance too. Do I qualify?

Here is the ONLY source of ACCURATE answer to your question:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/cec/apply-who.asp

 

[Johnny31]

It depends on your job and your IELTS score. Your job should meet the skill level 0, A or B criteria and corresponding IELTS requirements. You do meet the 12 months experience requirement (assuming you worked at least 37.5 hrs/week during these 12 months).

I believe if he applies for PR now, the new requirements for full-time hours per week is 30 instead of 37.5. so 1560 instead of 1950 hours.

 

[madmax]

I have 37.5 hours/ week and a good ielts score too (8.0)

 

[madmax]

I had technical positions such as Technologist and Graduate research assistant.

 

[jes_ON]

I had technical positions such as Technologist and Graduate research assistant.

If you were a full-time student, the work experience will not "count." That is another of the new rules...

 

[madmax]

I was not a full time student.

 

[jes_ON]

I had technical positions such as Technologist and Graduate research assistant.

GRAs are full-time students. You could have been an RA as an employee (rather than student).

 

[y67zhang]

Hi madmax, I'm also from UW and applied in November 2012.

Several things you need to be careful with:
1. As jes_ON mentioned, the eligibility of your occupation;
2. Work experience must be gained after graduation, which literally means the date of your degree conferral, not when you finished all your courses (degree is normally conferred 6 months after school);
3. Note that work experience obtained during your studies does not count, even if it is a full-time position, similar to a lot of coop students here;
4. Your employer reference letter must contain duties and hours of work per week;
5. Your IELTS score cannot be from when you applied for university. It has to be within 2 years prior to your application to CIO. In addition, your IELTS has to be the general category. I believe university applications would require the academic category.

Hope it helps.