Hi Experts and kind folks,
I am currently in Ontario on a PGWP (valid up to January 2024), working for a Canadian Crown corporation since January, 2021. I have recently received an offer from a San Francisco, US based start up, that has employees based in Canada. The Startup used to have a physical office in Toronto prior to COVID-19 lockdowns. However, since the lockdowns they have their employees working remotely and do not have a physical office address in Canada.
The start up manages the payroll and benefits for its Canadian employees through a third-party payroll & benefits management company based out of US but that has a office in Canada. The third party provides the paystub where the start up company name and US address and the payroll company name and US address are mentioned. The tax deductions are standard as per Federal requirement, with Federal tax, CPP and EI deductions. The payroll company also manages the tax related documents for the Canadian employees and provides the T4 documents.
The start up company is registered in Canada as per the directory of company registries in Canada with registration address in BC and in Ontario. I will be working for the start up remotely from Ottawa, Ontario and will be asked to move to Toronto if they open their physical office in Toronto. However they are not sure when they will open the office considering the current situation with COVID.
My questions are related to validity of my work experience with this start up for the CEC class. At this juncture of the hiring process, I can request offer letter and reference letter from the start up where they can explicitly mention that I am employed as an employee based in Canada. I would like to know ways in which I can validate that my work is considered for CEC points as well as ensure that I collect required documentation to prove my work experience in Canada.
Thanks
I am currently in Ontario on a PGWP (valid up to January 2024), working for a Canadian Crown corporation since January, 2021. I have recently received an offer from a San Francisco, US based start up, that has employees based in Canada. The Startup used to have a physical office in Toronto prior to COVID-19 lockdowns. However, since the lockdowns they have their employees working remotely and do not have a physical office address in Canada.
The start up manages the payroll and benefits for its Canadian employees through a third-party payroll & benefits management company based out of US but that has a office in Canada. The third party provides the paystub where the start up company name and US address and the payroll company name and US address are mentioned. The tax deductions are standard as per Federal requirement, with Federal tax, CPP and EI deductions. The payroll company also manages the tax related documents for the Canadian employees and provides the T4 documents.
The start up company is registered in Canada as per the directory of company registries in Canada with registration address in BC and in Ontario. I will be working for the start up remotely from Ottawa, Ontario and will be asked to move to Toronto if they open their physical office in Toronto. However they are not sure when they will open the office considering the current situation with COVID.
My questions are related to validity of my work experience with this start up for the CEC class. At this juncture of the hiring process, I can request offer letter and reference letter from the start up where they can explicitly mention that I am employed as an employee based in Canada. I would like to know ways in which I can validate that my work is considered for CEC points as well as ensure that I collect required documentation to prove my work experience in Canada.
Thanks