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Sample Employment Reference Letter

ZingyDNA

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AOR Received.
28-08-2013
IELTS Request
Sent with Application
Med's Request
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Ibrahim Shaikh said:
My question is about the employers or company (of my home country) from where I would seek my reference letter for the work I have done there. Please note I have work experience as Manager recruitment. Does CIC need to see tax returns or receipts?
The work experience in your home country won't count for your CEC application, so why would you need a reference letter for it?
 

maniac2403

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18-11-2013
Doc's Request.
29-05-2014
AOR Received.
27-12-2013
IELTS Request
Provided with application
File Transfer...
04-06-2014 (ECAS In Process)
Med's Request
10-06-2014
Med's Done....
11-06-2014
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
20-06-2014
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27-06-2014 (Visa stamp) 9-07-2014 (Passport Received)
LANDED..........
10-07-2014
A perfect employment letter should include:

  • duties and responsibilities
  • start date and salary, or hourly rate
  • vacation, paid or unpaid

The above should be on a company letter head and if possible attach a business card of your supervisor.
 

CEC_1304

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ZingyDNA said:
The work experience in your home country won't count for your CEC application, so why would you need a reference letter for it?
ZignaDNA is right , why you need reference letter form your Home country company
 

jes_ON

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Jun 22, 2009
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Passport Req..
30-Jun-2011
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12-Jul-2011 (received 25-Jul-2011)
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CEC_1304 said:
CIC can ask for T4 /NOA
T4 and NOA are required documents. See the document checklist.
 

jes_ON

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File Transfer...
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Passport Req..
30-Jun-2011
VISA ISSUED...
12-Jul-2011 (received 25-Jul-2011)
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Ibrahim Shaikh said:
My question is about the employers or company (of my home country) from where I would seek my reference letter for the work I have done there. Please note I have work experience as Manager recruitment. Does CIC need to see tax returns or receipts?
If you are applying under CEC class, you do not need any references from work performed outside of Canada. If you are applying under Federal Skilled Worker, there is a different forum for those applications.
 

Dondurand

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Oct 12, 2014
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I just started getting together all the documents that I need to go to Canada and I found specification in one of the checklists (IMM5612E Skilled Worker Checklist) Page 4 Item 12. Details everything about reference letters.

I thought it might help everyone.


Goodluck!
 

jeenu2014

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Hi plz help me Is it mandatory to write end date be coz on my job letter the current date is at the top in middle my supervisor wrote From till present is tht ok. I am worried coz one case is rejected because of date issue in tht case the current date is not written on the top but in middle they mentioned from ...till present. Please help me nd tell me is need to write end date or not be coz i am still working so wt should I have to write
 

rthoguluva

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Jul 16, 2015
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Hi All,
I have a question on Reference letter.
I am in process of applying P.R for Canada. I am working in 6th company in my 9 years of experiences. My first company is closed. But I am having Offer letter, Experience letter and Salary letter with proprietary signature having company name (not in letter pad).

My question is
  • 1. What letter do I need to provide from my First company instead of Reference letter?
 

bskap

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19-08-2016
Passport Req..
15-12-2016
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24-01-2017
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CEC_1304 said:
CIC can ask for T4 /NOA
I started work part time from Nov 2014, and full time from Dec 2015. But, my full time work permit came in Feb 19, 2015. What should I write in reference letter from employer. Shall I mention part time work too and also I was in home country twice for 1 month each (2 months), paid, working from home country full time. Is these 2 months will be included for CEC or not?
 

Gregor.Samsa

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CEC_1304 said:
ZignaDNA is right , why you need reference letter form your Home country company
Because under EE you get more points for abroad experience, if you have it in your profile when applying CIC is asking for Reference Letters.

I didn't know it so I full my whole work history in my profile but later I could provide only a few letters so I had to remove experience without letter.

If you remove this experience in your application you score will be reduced, if still higher than minimum score for your drawn it's OK, if not your application will be rejected (not a big deal if you have a high score)
 

Gareth29

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For my employment reference letter, it just states my title, hourly rate, start date and my company representatives phone number to call if they need any more information.
I assume this would be fine or should I send an updated one with roles and responsibilities?
 

Gregor.Samsa

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Gareth29 said:
For my employment reference letter, it just states my title, hourly rate, start date and my company representatives phone number to call if they need any more information.
I assume this would be fine or should I send an updated one with roles and responsibilities?
Yeah, you'll need it.
I get for my employer three letters:
- Employment, similar to yours.
- position description
- job offer
 

nitinbhala

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Jan 12, 2016
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Hi Senior members

I started working in KFC in April 2010 as a Team member/Food handler.
from dec 2011 to oct 2015 as a supervisor
from oct 2015 to present as a Assistant manager.

I will be claiming points for Supervisor and assistant manager. these both has different noc.
I have offer letter, job description and pay slips for my present role(Assistant Manager). but for supervisor's role i only got payslips.

Could some advice what can i show to prove my employment history as a supervisor.

thanks
 

Sharan.P

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25-Nov-2016
Med's Done....
30-12-2017
Passport Req..
03-03-2018
VISA ISSUED...
15-04-2018
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20-07-2018
Hi,

Can someone please tell me if i have to obtain reference letter from all my previous employers ?
In my case, i am currently working for a company for the past 8 years and prior to that i was employed with 5 different companies over a period of 5 years. Please tell me if it is mandatory to obtain from all my employers ?


thanks,
sharan
 

jes_ON

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File Transfer...
01-Mar-2011
Passport Req..
30-Jun-2011
VISA ISSUED...
12-Jul-2011 (received 25-Jul-2011)
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Sharan.P said:
Can someone please tell me if i have to obtain reference letter from all my previous employers ?
In my case, i am currently working for a company for the past 8 years and prior to that i was employed with 5 different companies over a period of 5 years. Please tell me if it is mandatory to obtain from all my employers ?
Depends what you put in your profile. But you could safely include only your current employer, you would not get any additional points for adding other employers.