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[prapplicant13]

Thanks ASG for your kind reply. What is the best way to update the letters? Can I just email the scanned new ones. The reason Why asking is that my supervisor is away for 2 weeks and he just emailed me the corrected letter but it takes something like 2 weeks to get the original one. Do you know it is O.K. if I update by email and send the original later?

You are missing the lead statement for both RA and TA.
The lead statement is the sentence that is above the potential duties when you look at the NOC description.

for TA, you need something like "he assists professors in their teaching duties"
and for RA "he assists in research duties"

or something along those lines. A lot of people have been rejected only because they were missing the lead statement.

 

[N_O]

Thanks ASG for your kind reply. What is the best way to update the letters? Can I just email the scanned new ones. The reason Why asking is that my supervisor is away for 2 weeks and he just emailed me the corrected letter but it takes something like 2 weeks to get the original one. Do you know it is O.K. if I update by email and send the original later?

The scanned copy is enough. However, you may want to send it now by email and then by mail.

 

[ASG]

The scanned copy is enough. However, you may want to send it now by email and then by mail.

I think you should also post the new letter here so that people who have written successful letters can check it out.

 

[prapplicant13]

I think you should also post the new letter here so that people who have written successful letters can check it out.

Thanks N_O and ASG for your advice.

Here are the updated letters. Please let me know your idea and if you confirm it or it needs to be changed. Thanks in Advance:

RA LETTER:
To: Citizenship and immigration Canada --Date--
Re: Mr. -------- application for permanent residence in Canada

Dear Sir/Madam,

This letter is to confirm that Mr. ------ has worked part-time (20 hours work per week) as a Research Assistant at the -------- Laboratory, School of -----------, University of ---------, from –Date-- to –Date--, specialized in the field of -----------. As a research assistant in our research group, Mr. --------- has assisted me (Professor –A--), Professor –B-- and Professor –C-- in research activities in the area of ---------.

As a Research Assistant his main roles and duties were:
1. Conduct literature reviews, surveys and laboratory experience in the field of ------------- for use in scholarly publications.
2. Participate in research group meetings and seminars.
3. Design and carry out experimental evaluations for research purposes and compile research results.
4. Preparation of journal articles or papers of research results.
5. Assisting professor in analyzing research results and preparing publication (journal articles and conference papers).
6. Prepare and deliver research presentations.

He has accumulated total of 4000 hours work experience with us (20 hours per week * 50 months * 4 weeks per month = 4000 hours) he also has been remunerated for his work as following:

From To Hours Salary (Annual)
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 25000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 25000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 23000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 20000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 25000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 5000$ CAD

If you require more information please contact me at my address below.

Yours sincerely,
---------
--Email--
Voice: ------------

TA LETTER:
--Date--

To whom it may concern,

This letter is to confirm that since –Date-- to –Date-- Mr. ----- has worked as a Teaching Assistant for the University of ----, School of ---------. As a post-secondary Teaching Assistant, Mr. ------ assisted professors in their teaching duties. His main roles and duties in this position were:

- Organize reference material and visual aid materials as required by professors for lectures.
- Conducting tutorials, and quizzes.
- Supervising laboratory sessions.
- Assist faculty members in the preparation and administration of exams; and in grading exams, term papers and laboratory reports.
- Assist faculty members in leading discussion groups and tutorial sections.

The total work experience as a Teaching Assistant accumulated by Mr. ---- is 1300 hours. An outline of his contract for this time period including dates, work hours and salary is given below:

From To Hours Salary
September 1, 2009 December 31,2009, 130 hours, $4,800
January 1, 2010 April 30, 2010, 130 hours, $4,800
May 1, 2010 August 31,2010, 32.5 hours, $1,100
September 1, 2010 December 31, 2010, 130 hours, $4,800
May 1, 2011 August 31, 2011, 130 hours, $4,800
September 1, 2011 December 31, 2011, 97.5 hours, $3,500
January 1, 2012 April 30, 2012, 130 hours, $5,000
May 1, 2012 July 31, 2012, 130 hours, $5,000
September 1, 2012 December 31, 2012, 130 hours, $5,000
January 1, 2013 April 30, 2013, 130 hours, $5,000
September 1, 2013 December 31, 2013, 130 hours, $5,000

If you need additional information you can contact ----- at 6-----, ext. ---- or ----@------

Sincerely,
--------

 

[nadbp]

My application is returned! CIC says my application does not meet R(10) of IRPA.

"You have not provided sufficient evidence that you have a minimum of one year of continuous full-time, or equivalent part part-time, paid work experience in the primary occupation in the last ten years."

I have provided the employment letter from my university which contains my TA/RA work time, duties, and salary. I do not know what they want. My supervisor can write a reference letter for me, but this letter just repeats the employment letter. Can I submit the application again with this letter? Any suggestion?

My university consultant says that RA work time during my PhD study does not count and I must prove the RA work is not relevant to my study. What should I do?

 

[arian_arian]

I have requested my GCMS on Feb 22, 2014, but I have not received it yet! Does anyone know how much time it takes?

 

[SMike]

Thanks N_O and ASG for your advice.

Here are the updated letters. Please let me know your idea and if you confirm it or it needs to be changed. Thanks in Advance:

RA LETTER:
To: Citizenship and immigration Canada --Date--
Re: Mr. -------- application for permanent residence in Canada

Dear Sir/Madam,

This letter is to confirm that Mr. ------ has worked part-time (20 hours work per week) as a Research Assistant at the -------- Laboratory, School of -----------, University of ---------, from –Date-- to –Date--, specialized in the field of -----------. As a research assistant in our research group, Mr. --------- has assisted me (Professor –A--), Professor –B-- and Professor –C-- in research activities in the area of ---------.

As a Research Assistant his main roles and duties were:
1. Conduct literature reviews, surveys and laboratory experience in the field of ------------- for use in scholarly publications.
2. Participate in research group meetings and seminars.
3. Design and carry out experimental evaluations for research purposes and compile research results.
4. Preparation of journal articles or papers of research results.
5. Assisting professor in analyzing research results and preparing publication (journal articles and conference papers).
6. Prepare and deliver research presentations.

He has accumulated total of 4000 hours work experience with us (20 hours per week * 50 months * 4 weeks per month = 4000 hours) he also has been remunerated for his work as following:

From To Hours Salary (Annual)
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 25000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 25000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 23000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 20000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 25000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 5000$ CAD

If you require more information please contact me at my address below.

Yours sincerely,
---------
--Email--
Voice: ------------

TA LETTER:
--Date--

To whom it may concern,

This letter is to confirm that since –Date-- to –Date-- Mr. ----- has worked as a Teaching Assistant for the University of ----, School of ---------. As a post-secondary Teaching Assistant, Mr. ------ assisted professors in their teaching duties. His main roles and duties in this position were:

- Organize reference material and visual aid materials as required by professors for lectures.
- Conducting tutorials, and quizzes.
- Supervising laboratory sessions.
- Assist faculty members in the preparation and administration of exams; and in grading exams, term papers and laboratory reports.
- Assist faculty members in leading discussion groups and tutorial sections.

The total work experience as a Teaching Assistant accumulated by Mr. ---- is 1300 hours. An outline of his contract for this time period including dates, work hours and salary is given below:

From To Hours Salary
September 1, 2009 December 31,2009, 130 hours, $4,800
January 1, 2010 April 30, 2010, 130 hours, $4,800
May 1, 2010 August 31,2010, 32.5 hours, $1,100
September 1, 2010 December 31, 2010, 130 hours, $4,800
May 1, 2011 August 31, 2011, 130 hours, $4,800
September 1, 2011 December 31, 2011, 97.5 hours, $3,500
January 1, 2012 April 30, 2012, 130 hours, $5,000
May 1, 2012 July 31, 2012, 130 hours, $5,000
September 1, 2012 December 31, 2012, 130 hours, $5,000
January 1, 2013 April 30, 2013, 130 hours, $5,000
September 1, 2013 December 31, 2013, 130 hours, $5,000

If you need additional information you can contact ----- at 6-----, ext. ---- or ---- @ ------

Sincerely,
--------

This looks good. I did something similar except for the salary column. Maybe you want to exclude the salary column except if you are attaching evidence that easily points to it.

 

[SMike]

I have requested my GCMS on Feb 22, 2014, but I have not received it yet! Does anyone know how much time it takes?

The average time from the request day is 30 days. You are not alone as mine is long overdue, too.

 

[SMike]

My application is returned! CIC says my application does not meet R(10) of IRPA.

"You have not provided sufficient evidence that you have a minimum of one year of continuous full-time, or equivalent part part-time, paid work experience in the primary occupation in the last ten years."

I have provided the employment letter from my university which contains my TA/RA work time, duties, and salary. I do not know what they want. My supervisor can write a reference letter for me, but this letter just repeats the employment letter. Can I submit the application again with this letter? Any suggestion?

My university consultant says that RA work time during my PhD study does not count and I must prove the RA work is not relevant to my study. What should I do?

While I am sorry about your rejection I doubt the validity of your reported statement from your university consultant. Perhaps there is more to your rejection. You may want to review your application docs against CIC claims.

 

[ASG]

Thanks N_O and ASG for your advice.

Here are the updated letters. Please let me know your idea and if you confirm it or it needs to be changed. Thanks in Advance:

RA LETTER:
To: Citizenship and immigration Canada --Date--
Re: Mr. -------- application for permanent residence in Canada

Dear Sir/Madam,

This letter is to confirm that Mr. ------ has worked part-time (20 hours work per week) as a Research Assistant at the -------- Laboratory, School of -----------, University of ---------, from –Date-- to –Date--, specialized in the field of -----------. As a research assistant in our research group, Mr. --------- has assisted me (Professor –A--), Professor –B-- and Professor –C-- in research activities in the area of ---------.

As a Research Assistant his main roles and duties were:
1. Conduct literature reviews, surveys and laboratory experience in the field of ------------- for use in scholarly publications.
2. Participate in research group meetings and seminars.
3. Design and carry out experimental evaluations for research purposes and compile research results.
4. Preparation of journal articles or papers of research results.
5. Assisting professor in analyzing research results and preparing publication (journal articles and conference papers).
6. Prepare and deliver research presentations.

He has accumulated total of 4000 hours work experience with us (20 hours per week * 50 months * 4 weeks per month = 4000 hours) he also has been remunerated for his work as following:

From To Hours Salary (Annual)
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 25000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 25000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 23000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 20000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 25000$ CAD
--Date-- --Date-- 20/week: 5000$ CAD

If you require more information please contact me at my address below.

Yours sincerely,
---------
--Email--
Voice: ------------

TA LETTER:
--Date--

To whom it may concern,

This letter is to confirm that since –Date-- to –Date-- Mr. ----- has worked as a Teaching Assistant for the University of ----, School of ---------. As a post-secondary Teaching Assistant, Mr. ------ assisted professors in their teaching duties. His main roles and duties in this position were:

- Organize reference material and visual aid materials as required by professors for lectures.
- Conducting tutorials, and quizzes.
- Supervising laboratory sessions.
- Assist faculty members in the preparation and administration of exams; and in grading exams, term papers and laboratory reports.
- Assist faculty members in leading discussion groups and tutorial sections.

The total work experience as a Teaching Assistant accumulated by Mr. ---- is 1300 hours. An outline of his contract for this time period including dates, work hours and salary is given below:

From To Hours Salary
September 1, 2009 December 31,2009, 130 hours, $4,800
January 1, 2010 April 30, 2010, 130 hours, $4,800
May 1, 2010 August 31,2010, 32.5 hours, $1,100
September 1, 2010 December 31, 2010, 130 hours, $4,800
May 1, 2011 August 31, 2011, 130 hours, $4,800
September 1, 2011 December 31, 2011, 97.5 hours, $3,500
January 1, 2012 April 30, 2012, 130 hours, $5,000
May 1, 2012 July 31, 2012, 130 hours, $5,000
September 1, 2012 December 31, 2012, 130 hours, $5,000
January 1, 2013 April 30, 2013, 130 hours, $5,000
September 1, 2013 December 31, 2013, 130 hours, $5,000

If you need additional information you can contact ----- at 6-----, ext. ---- or ---- @ ------

Sincerely,
--------

Looks good!!!!

 

[nadbp]

The reason is "no sufficient evidence". What else do you think I can provide? BTW, there is a red sticky label on my employment letter from the university. Does it mean they do not accept my employment letter? Thank you for your reply!

While I am sorry about your rejection I doubt the validity of your reported statement from your university consultant. Perhaps there is more to your rejection. You may want to review your application docs against CIC claims.

 

[AXMMS]

Hi,

Do you mind telling me when your application was received by Sydney? Thanks!

My application is returned! CIC says my application does not meet R(10) of IRPA.

"You have not provided sufficient evidence that you have a minimum of one year of continuous full-time, or equivalent part part-time, paid work experience in the primary occupation in the last ten years."

I have provided the employment letter from my university which contains my TA/RA work time, duties, and salary. I do not know what they want. My supervisor can write a reference letter for me, but this letter just repeats the employment letter. Can I submit the application again with this letter? Any suggestion?

My university consultant says that RA work time during my PhD study does not count and I must prove the RA work is not relevant to my study. What should I do?

 

[prapplicant13]

Looks good!!!!

Thanks for your time. Gonna update it today.

 

[superstring]

Hi Everyone,

A colleague of mine is applying under FSW PhD category. He just received a letter from CIC requesting his police certificate in Canada. However he is being puzzled by the following questions.

1. The RCMP website states: ** Applicants for immigration to Canada must enter the name and address of the Canadian Immigration Center, Embassy, Consulate or High Commission handling the case in the "Name and Address of Contributing Agency/Dept" portion of the C216C.

Which address does it mean? Sydney office? Ottawa office? or something else?

2. It seems there are more than one type of certified criminal record check by RCMP based on fingerprints. One is electronic submission, another one is paper-based. Is there anyone in this forum who has experience in obtaining the certified criminal record check from RCMP? Which one is requested by CIC?

Thanks,

 

[nadbp]

March 4

Hi,

Do you mind telling me when your application was received by Sydney? Thanks!