Hi all,
I read a lot here, searched for info in all sections and also online, outside of this forum, but I never found anyone answering this question:
Context: I graduated with a master's from a university in Ontario about 15 months ago, been working in Canada full time for 14 months now. This year in Canada is the bulk of my work experience. Before, it was 3~4 (non-continuous) chunks of a-few-months long internships (outside of Canada).
If I apply for PR in a few months, my situation will be as follows:
1.5 years of Canadian experience (current, and counting, so all valid coz it's within 3 yrs)
~6 months of foreign experience (full-time, but not continuous)
Are the fractions of work experience (esp. in Canada) lost, or is there a way to count, say those excess Canadian 6 months as foreign (because then I could count a full year of foreign experience). I'm also set for a move to the US, but the exact date is mine to decide, so I have a way to credit these months here in Canada or abroad (Canadian or Foreign). (e.g. if 1 yr 11 months of Canadian experience is the same as 1 yr (rendering those 11months worthless), I'm better off getting those extra months abroad and apply with more foreign experience).
Also, can someone explain to me how relevant are CEC "quotas", if draws are picked based on points anyway? I mean, if in one draw all CEC applicants have the lowest points, does that mean this draw would have no CEC applicants? If they do have a quota, how do we know the minimum in that draw? (to get a sense if you'll ever be picked)
Thank you all.
I read a lot here, searched for info in all sections and also online, outside of this forum, but I never found anyone answering this question:
Context: I graduated with a master's from a university in Ontario about 15 months ago, been working in Canada full time for 14 months now. This year in Canada is the bulk of my work experience. Before, it was 3~4 (non-continuous) chunks of a-few-months long internships (outside of Canada).
If I apply for PR in a few months, my situation will be as follows:
1.5 years of Canadian experience (current, and counting, so all valid coz it's within 3 yrs)
~6 months of foreign experience (full-time, but not continuous)
Are the fractions of work experience (esp. in Canada) lost, or is there a way to count, say those excess Canadian 6 months as foreign (because then I could count a full year of foreign experience). I'm also set for a move to the US, but the exact date is mine to decide, so I have a way to credit these months here in Canada or abroad (Canadian or Foreign). (e.g. if 1 yr 11 months of Canadian experience is the same as 1 yr (rendering those 11months worthless), I'm better off getting those extra months abroad and apply with more foreign experience).
Also, can someone explain to me how relevant are CEC "quotas", if draws are picked based on points anyway? I mean, if in one draw all CEC applicants have the lowest points, does that mean this draw would have no CEC applicants? If they do have a quota, how do we know the minimum in that draw? (to get a sense if you'll ever be picked)
Thank you all.