Letter of Explanation

[rjcm]

Hi All,

Just want to get your collective opinions on my case.

I already received an ITA under the FSW class and got a checklist for required documents to be uploaded which I have no problems uploading. However there is one document which I am not sure I should include which is the letter of explanation. I have a pretty complicated case I would say.

Here is my situation:
- I was issued a 2 year closed work permit which states that I cannot for any employer other than stated, and cannot work in any location other than stated (AB)
- My wife was issued an open work permit and my dependent a temporary resident permit
- We arrived in Canada Aug 2014 last year and settled in AB. After 2 weeks in AB, I was assigned by my employer to a client project in ON (client required a warm body on site).
- My employer told me that there should not be an issue with the work permit since I am still employed with them and my employment location and position is still based in AB (not taking any jobs in ON)
- My employer is in the IT consulting business and has clients Canada-wide
- My immediate wife's family (parents) lives in Toronto so they accompanied me
- We stayed with them for more than a year while helping us get adjusted to Canadian living
- Me and my family came back to AB last Aug 2015 and have been here since then

Do you think I should include a letter of explanation of why I spent majority of my time in ON with a work permit for AB or is this going to be irrelevant in supporting my application under FSW?

If I need to write a letter of explanation, is it a good idead I use family as the reason why I was there for a long time or would it be better to explain that I was there on a project assignment?

Appreciate the advise. Thanks!

 

[legalfalcon]

Letter of explanation is intended to help CIC understand any missing information on your file. For the FSW, all you have to show is that you have the experience as asked and the Canadian experience. Where you worked, where your employer asked you to work are all too much information with which CIC would not be interested in.

However, if your employment experience letter expressly states that you worked in ON which you had a closed work permit of AB then I can see where this LOE might be relevant. Apart from that, I don't see a need for the LOE. If you had a closed work permit and your employer sent you to ON, but your position was still in AB, that is pretty self explanatory.

Sometimes giving too much information can also hurt. Lets see what others have to say.