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Archived: June 2, 2025 10:18:21 AM
From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration IRCC)
Sent: [requester]
To:
[requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentanis immigration URCC)
Subject: [requester]
Importance: Normal
Sensitivity: None
Good day,
Thank you for contacting the Immigration Representatives Mailbox
Please note that this mailbox is intended for general guidance and does not provide responses to case-specific inquiries but
have provided the following information as guidance.. If you have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to
submit the IRCC Web form.
Please see our response to your question:
Question: In the below information, the experience gained as full-time student outside Canada counts towards the Express
[requester] this apply to the full-time student physically present in Canada studying and working remotely for a company
outside Canada?
How student work experience affects your profile ranking
Canadian work experience gained while you were a full-time student doesn’t count towards the score used to rank
your profile.
The work experience gained as a full-time student outside Canada counts towards the score used fo rank your
profile.
‘Answer: If the candidate is studying full-time in Canada and is simultaneously working full-time for a company outside of
Canada, that work experience can count towards foreign work experience provided that the skilled work experience also
meets the other requirements for the Federal Skilled Workers program, listed on our website, or as described under section
75 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection [requester]: The work experience gained from a company outside Canada while being physically present in Canada on PGWP,
will this experience count towards express entry Foreign worker stream?
‘Answer: The work experience gained outside Canada while being physically present in Canada, can count towards foreign
work experience provided that the skilled work experience also meets the other requirements for the Federal Skilled
Workers program, listed on our website, or as described under section 75 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection
[requester] be advised that the assessment of an application is based on a case-by-case basis; each application will be considered
onits own merits, with a final decision based on a review of all the information available to the officer at the time of
decision. The onus is always on the applicant to provide sufficient documentation to satisfy an officer that they meet the
requirements.
We trust that this information will assist you:
Sincerely,