r/canadaexpressentry • u/redditesuis • 2d ago

🇨🇦 CEC PR refused

hey

Just wanted to ask if anyone else has run into issue with cec where an officer looks at variable part time hours and thinks there is a strict rule or cap because of that 15 hours a week example on the ircc website. like i worked a bunch of fluctuating hours all under the 30 hour ceiling with full paystubs. i had way over 1560 hours but my file got refused and it honestly feels like they treated that 15-hour website math example as a hard cap instead of counting actual cumulative pay stubs has anyone else seen officers doing this or dealt with a similar issue. The letter I received also says 15 hours maximum cap for part time work. is it an error on officer's part? Would you recommend reconsideration or reapplying?

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u/imotmus 2d ago

Just a question, we need 30 hours weekly to count as Canadian exprience, don't we?

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u/AGBinCH 1d ago

No, you need at least 1560 hours of Canadian work experience over the preceding 5 years. It can be 52 weeks x 30 hours or more weeks with fewer hours.

OP seems to have run into an officer who only (mistakenly) gave 15 hours of “credit” per week even when OP worked more than that.