How can I portray 1 year of my professional life spent in setting up a startup when I had no income?

[MaximillianPrime]

Dear gurus,

I have received an ITA. In my 5 years of work experience, I spent 1 year trying to setup a startup which unfortunately did not go as planned.

For this period, I do not have salary slips or a boss from whom I can get a roles & responsibilities letter. The business is incorporated as a private limited company, but has no income, and currently has no other employees either.

Luckily, I can make up for my CRS and FSW score based on my job prior to the startup (3 years). As such, I would like to inform the Canadian Embassy that I was self-employed and unable to get R&R letter or paystubs for the startup phase.

What would be the best way to communicate this? Should I attach a letter to the "Employment Records 2 (required)" section explaining the scenario and ask them to focus on the other work experience instead?

In case it's relevant, my country of origin is India.

Looking forward to your help!

Best wishes,
Max

 

[hope2018]

Dear gurus,

I have received an ITA. In my 5 years of work experience, I spent 1 year trying to setup a startup which unfortunately did not go as planned.

For this period, I do not have salary slips or a boss from whom I can get a roles & responsibilities letter. The business is incorporated as a private limited company, but has no income, and currently has no other employees either.

Luckily, I can make up for my CRS and FSW score based on my job prior to the startup (3 years). As such, I would like to inform the Canadian Embassy that I was self-employed and unable to get R&R letter or paystubs for the startup phase.

What would be the best way to communicate this? Should I attach a letter to the "Employment Records 2 (required)" section explaining the scenario and ask them to focus on the other work experience instead?

In case it's relevant, my country of origin is India.

Looking forward to your help!

Best wishes,
Max

Very simple, as you don't intend to claim points for it, so don't show it under work history. Put it in personal history. No documentation will be required and no need to explain.

 

[MaximillianPrime]

Very simple, as you don't intend to claim points for it, so don't show it under work history. Put it in personal history. No documentation will be required and no need to explain.

I had completely missed this section! Thank you!

Would you suggest that I put it down as "Unemployed" or "Organization"? I am somewhat loathe to put it as Unemployed (ego reasons)...

 

[hope2018]

I had completely missed this section! Thank you!

Would you suggest that I put it down as "Unemployed" or "Organization"? I am somewhat loathe to put it as Unemployed (ego reasons)...

Can understand. Start ups are always close to heart. You can put activity as start up or something like that.