A member with an active ITA was worried their Canadian work experience was a few days short of the 2-year (24-month) minimum required for Canadian Experience Class, and asked whether to submit anyway or wait for the next draw.
What the thread advised:- The 2 years must be complete on the day you submit your application, not on the day you received the ITA — this is treated as a hard requirement, not something to gamble on.
- Paid vacation days can count toward your total work experience. Several members pointed out that up to 2 weeks of paid vacation is generally counted as part of continuous full-time employment, which can push someone from just under 24 months to just over it.
- Employment duration (how long you were continuously employed), not just hours worked, is what matters — a member noted it's about the length of the employment relationship, not a strict hour count.
The practical takeaway: before submitting, recalculate your total months using your full employment dates (including paid vacation), not just a rough headcount of days worked. If you're still short after including vacation days, it's safer to wait for your experience to genuinely clear 24 months rather than risk a refusal on a technicality.