Offer of Employment, Letter of Employment, Employment Records. What's the difference?

[Ark88]

Hi there,

So I am at the stage of Express Entry where I am uploading my required documents and am absolutely baffled by this.

I have been working in my job in Canada now for over a year, NOC B Level job. It's a permanent position.

I have been asked to upload an Offer of Employment, a Letter of Employment, and an Employment Record for this position. They all sound VERY similar regarding the information required.... Will list the required below for quick reference:

Offer of employment:
You must provide a job offer letter from the employer who wants to hire you. It must be printed on company letterhead, and state that you will be employed permanently in Canada by that company. The letter must specify whether the job is:

• for continuous, paid, full-time work (at least 30 hours a week),
• for work that is permanent and not seasonal,
• skill type 0, or skill levels A or B of the 2011 National Occupational Classification (NOC)

(Note – in most cases, the job offer must be for a permanent job. For some types of jobs, it has to be for at least one year.)

The job offer letter must include contact information for the company (address, telephone number and email address).

Now my question here is that although I'm already employed, i need to get my company to offer me the job again...? I'm guessing stating that they are employing me full time...?

Letter of Employment
An employment letter is an official document printed on company letterhead stating that you will be employed in Canada by that company for a specified period of time. The employment letter must include your name, the details of your employment in Canada, and the company's contact information.

It may also include:

• details such as your tenure with the company
• your title, position and duties
• approved vacation periods (if travelling to Canada for holidays), or information about whether the company will cover all your travel expenses (if travelling on business for this company), etc

This just sounds like the previous one... Although bit confused by the "travelling to Canada for holidays" part... Surely I'm already in Canada, why would I be travelling there...? And a "specified period of time"? Can that just be... Permanent? Very confusing.

Employment Record
You must provide proof of work experience for your current job and for each past position you listed. Proof must include a reference letter from your employer and pay stubs, if you have them. The reference letter must:

• be an official document printed on company letterhead
• include your name, the company's contact information (address, telephone number and e-mail address), the signature of your immediate
• show all positions held while employed at the company
• include these details: job title, duties/responsibilities, job status (if current job), the dates you worked for the company, the number of work hours per week and your annual salary plus benefits.

You must scan all documents for this period of employment and save them as one file. (You must create a separate file for each period of employment.)

This once again just sounds like a bit of a combination of the other two... Seems ridiculous at this point. Also question regarding pay stubs - Do I need to scan in ALL of them? Or just one?


Many thanks for any of you that read this and respond, for I am perplexed and slightly running out of time!

 

[DelPiero07]

Do you have a valid job offer? What kind of work permit do you have?

 

[Ark88]

I have the two year working holiday visa. I got this job after coming to Canada. Am in a permanent position and have been at this job for over a year now.

 

[DelPiero07]

Then you do not have a valid job offer. Answer "no" to the very first question in the intended work section and the placeholders for "offer of employment" and "letter of employment" will disappear. Those do not apply to you.

 

[Ark88]

You're a legend, thanks!