Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice from people who have been in a similar situation. I’m currently in Canada and have received a full-time remote job offer from a US-based company. The company does not have a Canadian office, so they are hiring me through a company that provides Employer of Record (EOR) services in Canada. My offer letter has a Canadian address, and I will be paying all the relevant income taxes required in Canada. Would this experience count if I apply for my PR through CEC?
Does Employer of Record (EOR) counts towards CEC?
- Thread starter Rohitmalik
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If the EOR is the legal employer on paper, meaning your T4 comes from them, you're on their payroll, and they handle your Canadian tax deductions, then yes it should count for CEC. IRCC looks at who legally employed you in Canada, not who directed your day-to-day work.
Make sure your reference letter comes from the EOR (since they're the Canadian employer of record) and includes your job title, duties, hours per week, and employment dates. If the EOR can't provide a detailed enough letter, get a supplementary letter from the US company describing your actual duties and have the EOR confirm the employment relationship separately.
One thing to keep in mind: your NOC needs to match the duties you actually perform, not the EOR's business. So make sure the reference letter reflects your real work, not generic EOR boilerplate.
Make sure your reference letter comes from the EOR (since they're the Canadian employer of record) and includes your job title, duties, hours per week, and employment dates. If the EOR can't provide a detailed enough letter, get a supplementary letter from the US company describing your actual duties and have the EOR confirm the employment relationship separately.
One thing to keep in mind: your NOC needs to match the duties you actually perform, not the EOR's business. So make sure the reference letter reflects your real work, not generic EOR boilerplate.