Nail the Challenge of Getting Reference Letter from Current Employer!!

[CanadaWeCome]

Hi Guys,

Could somebody able to answer couple of queries:

I have 1.1 years of experience as Lecturer (NOC 4011) and 3.2 years as a Civil Planning Engineer. (NOC 2131) (Total 4.2 years). Considering above experience, I don't need to include lecturer experience as I'm already exceeding 3 years limit for gaining max points in CRS tool. A: Yes, you are right.

However, out of 3.2 years of Engineering experience "I don't have reference letter from one company where I worked for 8 months". But I've included this experience in my EE profile. A: Try to get that reference letter as well.

Would you suggest deleting (8 months) experience since I am still able to claim maximum CRS points for work experience. (1 year as Lecturer + 2.4 years as Civil/Planning Engineer)? A:Yes, you can do that, but then you would need to add the reference letter for the lecturer job to maximize your CRS points.

My primary NOC is 2131 and I fulfilled FSWP eligibility criteria as I've 2.4 years of experience with all supporting documents. However I need to get 50 max transferability points which I could only get but adding up multiple NOCs. Do you think it is OK to included two different NOCs for gaining maximum transferability points? A: Yes, you can have multiple NOCs and retain one as a primary NOC.

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[corolla110]

Hi All,
Need some advice from experts.

I worked in a company temporary basis by renewing contract. Contract is renewed every 3 months. It has been renewed continuously without gaps for two years. worked 40 hours per week. Full time. (designation is temporary) There are 8 contract extension letters for two year period.

Would this count as proper work experience ?
Is it necessary to have full-time contract ?

 

[DelPiero07]

Hi All,
Need some advice from experts.

I worked in a company temporary basis by renewing contract. Contract is renewed every 3 months. It has been renewed continuously without gaps for two years. worked 40 hours per week. Full time. (designation is temporary) There are 8 contract extension letters for two year period.

Would this count as proper work experience ?
Is it necessary to have full-time contract ?

It counts.

 

[mukulabd]

It counts.

My situation is similar as Corolla..
I have been working as an independent contractor for past 3 years. My contract is yearly and gets renewed every year. However it does not say anything about number of hours of work. Only states monthly compensation. So does my reference letter. My boss will hesitate, like he has always been, to put in words like 'full time' or 'xx hours/week' since he is not really my 'employer' and he had mentioned that to me. We have a contract agreement between us for which I get paid monthly. It does not matter how many hours I put in or at least it doesn't say so in the contract. How can I tackle this situation?

Thanks.

 

[Sugar2016]

Hi All,
Need some advice from experts.

I worked in a company temporary basis by renewing contract. Contract is renewed every 3 months. It has been renewed continuously without gaps for two years. worked 40 hours per week. Full time. (designation is temporary) There are 8 contract extension letters for two year period.

Would this count as proper work experience ?
Is it necessary to have full-time contract ?

Do you work for your own incorporated company or a umbrella company ? Then this may be classed as self employment

 

[corolla110]

Do you work for your own incorporated company or a umbrella company ? Then this may be classed as self employment

I work for other company. Not my own business.

 

[CanadaWeCome]

My situation is similar as Corolla..
I have been working as an independent contractor for past 3 years. My contract is yearly and gets renewed every year. However it does not say anything about number of hours of work. Only states monthly compensation. So does my reference letter. My boss will hesitate, like he has always been, to put in words like 'full time' or 'xx hours/week' since he is not really my 'employer' and he had mentioned that to me. We have a contract agreement between us for which I get paid monthly. It does not matter how many hours I put in or at least it doesn't say so in the contract. How can I tackle this situation?

Thanks.

In case he is unwilling to put in the exact working hours because it's undefined as per the contract, but is he willing to put it as >30Hrs./week or >130Hrs./month or whatever you or rather he may prefer so that IRCC can conclude without a doubt as more than 1560 Hrs. per year for you to qualify for a minimum yearly (or 3 years as you mentioned) work hours requirement?

 

[mukulabd]

In case he is unwilling to put in the exact working hours because it's undefined as per the contract, but is he willing to put it as >30Hrs./week or >130Hrs./month or whatever you or rather he may prefer so that IRCC can conclude without a doubt as more than 1560 Hrs. per year for you to qualify for minimum yearly (or 3 years as you mentioned) work hours requirement?

There is a clause in the agreement which says "During the term of this Agreement, no outside services for Contractor or any third party will be permitted by Contractor to interfere or conflict with Contractor's services for
Company." Does this imply that I am a full time contractor? I would rather not get into number of hours.

 

[CanadaWeCome]

There is a clause in the agreement which says "During the term of this Agreement, no outside services for Contractor or any third party will be permitted by Contractor to interfere or conflict with Contractor's services for
Company." Does this imply that I am a full time contractor? I would rather not get into number of hours.

Yes, it means full time, but IRCC would rather have the number of hours too along with it too, without it they may (rather will) refuse to accept your reference letter and reject your application. Accept it or not, IRCC is hung up on this.

 

[mukulabd]

Yes, it means full time, but IRCC would rather have the number of hours too along with it too, without it they may (rather will) refuse to accept your reference letter and reject your application. Accept it or not, IRCC is hung up on this.

So, is mentioning number of hours a must or can he explicitly say 'full time' in the reference letter? He is kind of a boss who is not much keen on helping me out with this. So i am trying to find a work around which will best satisfy my purpose and still keep him happy.

 

[CanadaWeCome]

So, is mentioning number of hours a must or can he explicitly say 'full time' in the reference letter? He is kind of a boss who is not much keen on helping me out with this. So i am trying to find a work around which will best satisfy my purpose and still keep him happy.

Try to get it from another senior colleague with his contact details along with it and get it notarized.

 

[thinkshady]

Try to get it from another senior colleague with his contact details along with it and get it notarized.

So, is mentioning number of hours a must or can he explicitly say 'full time' in the reference letter? He is kind of a boss who is not much keen on helping me out with this. So i am trying to find a work around which will best satisfy my purpose and still keep him happy.

Notarization is not required, you can get the reference letter from any senior colleagues or manager along with there contact details and Copy of Company ID.

 

[mukulabd]

Unfortunately he is the owner of the company and everything runs through him. Anyways, thanks (+1) for your answers. I will ask him if he can add hours or else I will just go with a 'full time'.

 

[pid91]

Hi Guys,

I have only worked in Canada for last 2 years.

In my 1 st job which I worked for more than 1 year I got fired. I have an employment letter explaining the role and bla bla bla but it does not say my salary and number of hours I work. I am pretty sure I would not be able to get that now.

Is CIC strict on getting the reference letter of previous employer. I have a current full time job in Canada.

 

[DelPiero07]

Hi Guys,

I have only worked in Canada for last 2 years.

In my 1 st job which I worked for more than 1 year I got fired. I have an employment letter explaining the role and bla bla bla but it does not say my salary and number of hours I work. I am pretty sure I would not be able to get that now.

Is CIC strict on getting the reference letter of previous employer. I have a current full time job in Canada.

Yes, if you're claiming points for such work experience you are required to provide a reference letter.

Since it is missing information try to provide other documents such as your initial contract and paystubs.