Can I Claim CRS Points for Foreign Work Experience Under CEC with Different NOCs & Gaps Years in between?

 Some people have started working in a Foreign country to Canada and gained some work experience in Canada. Many people change frequent Jobs but sometimes end up not getting the official documents and fail to prove their employment. When you are applying for Canadian Experience Class, i.e CEC you are required to show up your work experience. You should have atleast worked for 1 year or 1560 Hours in the eligible NOCs. The eligible NOC code falls under Teer 0,1,2 or 3.

Problem

Some people become doubtful if they are eligible or not because they might have either missing documents to prove the employment or they might have gap years or have partially worked in Foreign country. They can be broadly classified as :

1. Candidates who have Worked in multiple companies with same NOC code for shorter duration.
2. Those applicants who have Worked in multiple companies with different NOC code for shorter duration.
3. Candidates who have Worked in multiple companies but have gap years in between.
4. The candidates who have partial experience working in home country and some experience working in Canada.

Let me give you precise information what will help you to proceed with your application.

Solution

You can add up all the experience under different NOCs and still become eligible if :

• You can justify the employment with valid proof. It could be offer letter, work experience, Salary Slip etc.
• The Job profile falls under NOC Code listed under Teer 0,1,2 or 3.
• Worked in Canada under valid visa and have earned for the job. 

Key Points

• For Canadian Experience Class profiles, only experience gained in Canada counts.
• If you have more work experience in Foreign Country then you should consider applying for FSW, Federal Skilled worker. You should understand that your home country is foreign land for Canada.
• Volunteer work or internship is not counted.

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