Reference letters

[pk10]

Hello all,

I shall be applying for immigration under Canadian Experience class shortly. While going through the document checklist I came across one of the requirements:
"original and up-to-date letters of reference from your past and current employers for the past 3 years"
Are these letters required for full-time work experience or also for co-op experience? I'd imagine it would be for full time only, but I couldnt find any evidence of that, so I am worried that I'll have to collect letters of reference from my co-op employers as well.

Thanks,

pk

 

[jes_ON]

It is true that your coop experience will not "count" towards the canadian experience requirement. But I think you still need the letters of employment from them as part of your background documents.

 

[yolie]

what is the maximum age of reference letters that can be used in my application?

 

[jes_ON]

There's no expiration date like with PCCs. But instructions say "recent" and they are supposed to have specific details, business card etc. I would interpret them roughly the same, within 3 months of the date of application; probably OK up to 6 months. In the case of your co-op letters, if for some reason you cannot get new ones, send the old ones with a letter explaining why you cannot get new ones.