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relocationhub:
Yes. Looking at the screenshot, you can decline the entire research section rather than guess at the individual questions.

The first required question asks: “Do you agree to answer these questions?” If you select No, you are declining the subsequent research questions. You therefore don't need to choose “No” to the education/work-experience question simply because you're uncertain.

The important point is the notice at the top: it states that IRCC will use the information for research, performance measurement or evaluation purposes, and not to make a decision about your profile or application.

So, in your situation, ECA completed but no separate work-experience assessment—if you are uncomfortable answering the research questions, selecting “No” to the opening participation question is the cleaner option than guessing.

Just don't interpret declining the survey as meaning your work experience is accepted or rejected. It is simply declining this research questionnaire; your actual Express Entry eligibility is assessed separately under IRCC's requirements.

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relocationhub:
Let me clarify a few points from the earlier replies, because the NYSC question cannot safely be answered with a simple "yes" or "no."

1. NYSC as work experience

For the Federal Skilled Worker Program, IRCC requires qualifying work experience to meet specific conditions, including:

- TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3;
- paid work (wages or commission);
- the applicable duration and hours requirements; and
- duties that correspond to the NOC being claimed, including its lead statement and most of its main duties.

"IRCC — Federal Skilled Worker Program" (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/who-can-apply/federal-skilled-workers.html?)

So I would not tell you that your NYSC year automatically counts, or cannot count either.

You mentioned receiving an NYSC allowance and working at a primary healthcare centre. Those facts alone are not enough to establish whether the experience meets the applicable IRCC requirements.

The useful way to assess it is to take your actual NYSC role and check four things:

Payment: What was the nature of the payment and how was it documented?

NOC: Which NOC are you claiming, and does your actual work correspond to its lead statement and most of its main duties?

Hours/duration: Does the experience satisfy the applicable hours and duration requirements?

Evidence: Can your documents establish the position, dates, hours, duties and payment?

Your one-year paid nursing internship should be assessed separately using the same criteria. Don't assume that the internship and NYSC can simply be combined.

The important distinction is between "I performed work during NYSC" and "this particular period meets IRCC's requirements for the work experience I am claiming." Only the latter is relevant to the immigration calculation.

2. Your ECA is not a work-experience assessment

An ECA establishes the Canadian equivalency of a foreign educational credential for the purposes specified by IRCC. It does not, by itself, establish that your work experience has been recognized.

IRCC also makes clear that an ECA does not provide professional licensing.

"IRCC — Educational Credential Assessment" (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/documents/education-assessment.html?)

So if the survey asks whether your education and work experience have been checked or accepted, don't treat your ECA as evidence that both have been assessed. Read the exact question and answer according to what you have actually done.

3. Nursing is regulated

Nursing is a regulated profession in Canada. Immigration eligibility and authorization to practise are separate issues.

If you intend to practise nursing in Canada, you will need to satisfy the requirements of the applicable provincial or territorial regulatory authority.

4. How I would answer the survey

Because this is a research survey, answer based on your actual circumstances, not on what you think is the "better" answer.

- Have you searched for a Canadian nursing job? Answer according to what you have actually done.
- Have your education and work experience been checked? An ECA addresses the education component; it does not by itself establish recognition of your work experience.
- Is nursing regulated? Yes, nursing is a regulated profession in Canada.

The research survey should also be kept separate from your actual Express Entry application. Its answers do not determine your CRS score or establish whether you qualify.

5. If you want to check the NYSC issue yourself

You can do the assessment yourself using the official IRCC requirements and the relevant NOC information.

Write down your payment arrangement, dates, hours and actual duties, then compare the duties with the NOC you intend to claim and identify the documents supporting each point.

I have also built an NYSC-IRCC Audit Engine for this particular type of assessment. It does not determine whether an NYSC year qualifies and it is not an IRCC tool.

It simply structures the same fact-checking process so that gaps or points requiring verification are easier to identify.

You can find it by searching for NYSC-IRCC Audit Engine on Substack (under the recent tab).

If something remains genuinely uncertain after checking the IRCC requirements and your documentation, particularly the payment arrangement or NOC/duty match—that is the point at which professional advice from an Canadian immigration professional may be useful.

The safest approach is to start with the documented facts, test them against the applicable IRCC requirements, and avoid claiming an outcome that only IRCC can ultimately determine.

Thank you for your elaborate answers to my questions. I truly appreciate this.

For the survey, there’s an option to decline to not answer the questions. As I am not sure on what to answer as it’s only ECA I have done no work exprience evaluations, etc, Is it safe to say No to not answering the survey questions?

Thank you

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Thank you

Please during the course of my application i saw these question could someone help me on how to answer apprpriately. I only did ECA evaluation, and my language test so far

Hi all,
I am new here and would need help to some questions. Please I want to start my express entry application. I have done my ECA and my language test. I am a registered nurse with one yr internship full time paid with statements to show and 1 year nysc worked at a pry health care center just paid allawee for this. Can I use my nysc as work experience?