I contacted my department for a letter stating whether I am doing a full time TA/RA or a part time. They did not know whether it is full time or part time. The confusion is that if I am studying full time it means I cannot work full time. But if I am not studying full time I cannot be an RA/TA so what is the definition of full time RA/TA according to CIC.
for CIC full time is at least 30 hours per week. if you were studying full-tiime in Canada, you probably had up to 15 paid h/week of RA/TA duties (they looking at the paid hours only).
I agree with you that it is 30 hrs/week but the question is that the university does not appoint anyone as a TA/RA only. One has to be enrolled as a full time student to be RA/TA. The contract says that a student can be assigned to a maximum of 12 hrs/week. This can never go up. So it means there is nothing which can be called a full time TA/RA. The department will not mention whether it is full time or part time on the letter but will only state that I am a full time student and also working as a RA/TA for which I am getting paid.
Full time employment is at least 37.5 hours per week. Unless you can document 37.5 hours a week, you are not full-time in the eyes of CIC. It matters not what the university thinks.
But it doesn't really matter whether it is full-time or part-time, as long as you accumulate the equivalent number of hours.
Thank you for your answers. My question now is that since the CIO only checks the completeness of application and checks the class to which we are applying. Can I submit an application to the CIO even if my points are not yet complete but will be complete within 3 months. I am currently doing masters and will be finishing by the end of August. Then I will have sufficient points once I complete my masters.
So what is your recommendation about applying. Should I apply to CIO or wait for three months and apply once I have all the points?
for CIC full time is at least 30 hours per week. if you were studying full-tiime in Canada, you probably had up to 15 paid h/week of RA/TA duties (they looking at the paid hours only).
Thank you for your answers. My question now is that since the CIO only checks the completeness of application and checks the class to which we are applying. Can I submit an application to the CIO even if my points are not yet complete but will be complete within 3 months. I am currently doing masters and will be finishing by the end of August. Then I will have sufficient points once I complete my masters.
So what is your recommendation about applying. Should I apply to CIO or wait for three months and apply once I have all the points?
