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Sample Employment Reference Letter

akashlal

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Jul 13, 2010
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Hello Everyone,

I will be applying for CEC next week but I am a bit confused about the employment reference letter. My employment experience is under NOC 2281. Please check the sample reference letter below and let me know if anything is missed there. I would really appreciate your help. Thanks in advance.


July 14, 2010


TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

I am writing this reference at the request of ABC who is applying for Permanent Resident status of Canada.

In his position as Network Specialist, ABC is employed in our organization XYZ since December 2007. As a full-time employee, he is mainly responsible for implementation, migration, testing, troubleshooting of ISP customer networks. His duties include working with different networking protocols, providing network security, network quality of services, installing networking hardware and software, monitoring and analyzing network traffic, and solving advanced networking issues. He also provides network related support to the ISP clients. As Network Specialist, he is working 40 hours per week and currently earning $XX,000 per year. Besides salary, he is also receiving other benefits such as 2 weeks of paid vacation per year, extended health plan, dental plan etc.

I'm happy to provide further information if required.


Sincerely,


KKK
President
 

jes_ON

VIP Member
Jun 22, 2009
12,092
1,421
Category........
Visa Office......
New York
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-May-2010
AOR Received.
13-Aug-2010
File Transfer...
01-Mar-2011
Passport Req..
30-Jun-2011
VISA ISSUED...
12-Jul-2011 (received 25-Jul-2011)
LANDED..........
03-Sep-2011
I suggest that you give the exact date that you started (ex. Dec 5, 2007) rather than just the month and year. Also- have you been in the same position the whole time?

Other than those small things, it looks good to me...
 
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yahoo7

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Nov 8, 2012
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Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Just picking on this old thread..I got a reference letter as below:

********************************************************************************************************************

April 1, 2013

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am pleased to provide this letter to certify that "my name" is employed by "Employer Name" as a "my designation" since "date" till present. He is currently working under my supervision for our client "XXXXX" based out of city, province.

His official working hours are 40 hours/week and in his position as a "my designation", his main responsibilities and duties include:

Roles & Responsibilities

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any additional information or should you have any questions regarding the contents of this letter.

Sincerely,
Supervisor name & Contact details

******************************************************************************************************************

Does this format look fine since it does not address to CIC nor it says that the letter is being given to support my PR application.
 
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JBLoknath

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Feb 11, 2013
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To
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-Jul-2012
AOR Received.
14-Aug-2012
Med's Request
06-Apr-2013
Med's Done....
14-Apr-2013
Passport Req..
16-May-2013
1. You should put start date (absolutely mandatory).
2. Put your duties in serial bullet-form.
2. Include employer's email address, phone number (mandatory), and fax (if available).
4. Include employer's business card (if available)
 

xmanime

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Mar 3, 2014
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I am an US citizen, currently trying to apply for a work permit. I will be staying in Quebec province for at least 6 months, and hopefully longer. I have requested my current employer to write a work permit reference letter so I can get that prior to leaving. My employer is hesitant on this, and I am wanting to know what he should write in the reference letter, since I will most likely be separating from this company to go live in Canada.

Would there be an alternative to the reference letter? I read online that somone used their paystubs to show previous employment. Is that a possibility if my company refuses to assist me?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. If more information is required in order to assist me, please let me know. Thank you.
 

iceman89

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Feb 25, 2014
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Please let me know how this Employement Reference looks Any feedback is appreciated, thank you so much in advance.

March 20, 2014


To whom it may concern,

I am pleased to provide this letter to certify that name has been employed by firm since April 17, 2012. Previously, he had held the position of a part-time Customer Service Representative from April 17, 2012 to March 13, 2013 working minimum of 20 hours per week. In his previous role, his main responsibilities and duties included:





On a part-time basis, he assumed the roles of an Investment Consultant and Financial Services Representative between March 25, 2013 and January 4, 2014 working 20 hours per week.

He has currently been employed as a full-time Investment Consultant and Financial Services Representative since January 6, 2014 working 37.5 hours per week and in his position, his main responsibilities and duties include:





For further information please do not hesitate to contact me,

Sincerely,

Signature

Name
Position of the Manager
 
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cagueda

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Apr 17, 2014
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I am also a US Citizen already living in Canada, for 6 years now. When I did this, I was asked specifically to submit a very detailed Employment Letter detailing my job title, duration of employment, salary and most importantly main tasks performed under my title. Paystubs as far as my experience went were never requested not suggested. Email me if you have any other questions compatriot :)
 

ljiljka007

Hero Member
Jan 3, 2013
423
4
Mississauga, ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
7305
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-05-2014
Doc's Request.
sent PCC for spouse on Oct 20, without request
AOR Received.
06/24/2014
IELTS Request
with application
Med's Request
17-06-2015
Med's Done....
08-07-2015
Passport Req..
30-07-2015
LANDED..........
17-08-2015
Hey guys,

did your employer put weeks of vacation that You used? Or just how much you're entitled to?
 

fabioadias

Star Member
Feb 9, 2012
191
37
123
Rio de Janeiro Brasil
Category........
Visa Office......
Sao Paulo
NOC Code......
1123
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-08-2014
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
14-12-2014
Med's Request
30-12-2014
Med's Done....
12-01-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
19-01-2015
VISA ISSUED...
27-01-2015
I'm very interested in this thread!
 
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Diaa

Star Member
Nov 20, 2012
51
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
31-03-2014
Doc's Request.
08-05-2015
AOR Received.
24-04-2014
Med's Request
13-06-2015
Med's Done....
15-06-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
30-07-2015
VISA ISSUED...
05-08-2015
LANDED..........
14-08-2015
I think you should add the per hour wage
 

CEC_1304

Champion Member
Mar 25, 2014
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Category........
CEC
LANDED..........
02-May 2015
Ibrahim Shaikh said:
Does CIC ask or demand to see tax returns or tax receipts while verifying work experience from the employer or company?
CIC can ask for T4 /NOA
 

Ibrahim Shaikh

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May 24, 2014
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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?