Totaling hours over 3 years! Confimation of wording?!?

[AirholeCanada]

Hi there,

I'm just wondering if someone can give a little clarity for me regarding my work experience.

I have work in skilled trade NOC 5254 (B) - Totaling over 1560 hours over a period of at least 52 weeks within the last 3 years (All within Canada)

My question is the weeks and hours span over a 3 year period and are in 3 or 4 different jobs (different employers).

Can this still be counted toward Canadian Experience Class or do my total hours have to be accumulated Full time over 1 year or Part time over 2 years. Am I right in thinking totaling these hours part time over 3 years may cause issues down the line.

Thank you for any help!

 

[jes_ON]

I have work in skilled trade NOC 5254 (B) -

NOC 5254 is a skilled occupation, but it is not a skilled trade. Trades are occupations like plumbing, electrician, mechanic...


Totaling over 1560 hours over a period of at least 52 weeks within the last 3 years (All within Canada)

My question is the weeks and hours span over a 3 year period and are in 3 or 4 different jobs (different employers).

Does not matter if they are different jobs/employers.
Any experience more than 3 years old on the date you submit your eAPR is no longer valid.

Can this still be counted toward Canadian Experience Class or do my total hours have to be accumulated Full time over 1 year or Part time over 2 years. Am I right in thinking totaling these hours part time over 3 years may cause issues down the line.

Does not have to be full-time, can be part-time within the 3 years preceding the application.

HOWEVER - you must keep in mind the defintion of part-time - means fewer than 30 hours worked per week. If you never worked 30 or more hours per week, it is simple, you can add up the hours within your 3 year window, divide by 30, and that gives you your "full-time equivalent" # of weeks (where 52 weeks = 1 year).

 

[AirholeCanada]

Thanks so much Jes.

Yes I did mean skilled occupation rather than skilled trade my bad!

So with my situation I have the majority of weeks in a part time (under 30 hours) but there are weeks in which I have worked 30 hours (some weeks up to a maximum of 34 hours)

I assume it gets a lot more complicated from this point on. Does it mean that I will have to work out the total number of weeks worked full time and also the total number of weeks part time?

Again thank you so much!

 

[scylla]

Yes - you need to calculate your full time and part time weeks separately.

Every week where you worked 30 hours or more counts as 1 week only.

For all the weeks where you worked less than 30 hours - add up all of the hours and divide by 30 to get the number of weeks.

 

[AirholeCanada]

Thanks scylla!

You guys were a great help. Can you guys just confirm I am on the right track of thinking now?

52 weeks of work (using both full time weeks and part time equivalent) is what we are aiming for right?

Rather than literally adding up each hour and reaching the 1560 mark?

Orrrr Is it necessary to meet both the 52 weeks and the 1560 hours to have a smooth run through.

Thanks again

 

[scylla]

You have to meet the 1560 hours and also the 52 weeks.

 

[AirholeCanada]

Thank you scylla!

You guys were a big help!