Reference letter

[csadangi]

Hi,

I submitted a reference letter from my supervisor for my foreign work experience. It was dated back in 2017 late July when I first applied to come to Canada as a foreign worker. It has all the details including salary, job duties, period of work and my achievements during my work. However, he didn't mention the number of working hours/week. I requested him in 2019 to include that when I applied for PR but he never replied. Therefore, I included a letter from the University where I worked which mentions my working hours.

My questions are:
1) I left the university in September 2017, but the letter is from 2017 July. Would that be a big issue? I know the letter should be post leaving the organization, but my supervisor never responded in 2019. He has left the university now, maybe that's the reason he is refraining from giving me the letter as he doesn't have access to the letter head.

2) My university gave me a letter stating the working hours in March 2019 with both the starting and end date. Would that be sufficient to prove my working hours? It's on the letter head and signed by HR.

Cc: @21Goose @jes_ON @scylla

 

[21Goose]

Yes, this should be OK. You should write a letter explaining why you're submitting two letters, but other than that, I don't see an issue here.

 

[csadangi]

Yes, this should be OK. You should write a letter explaining why you're submitting two letters, but other than that, I don't see an issue here.

Thanks, that's a relief. I did send a webform explaining this along with the letter from the HR. I hope CIC considers it.

 

[csadangi]

Yes, this should be OK. You should write a letter explaining why you're submitting two letters, but other than that, I don't see an issue here.

do you think the reference letter from July will work? I left the university in 1st week of September and the letter is from end of July (point 1).

 

[jes_ON]

do you think the reference letter from July will work? I left the university in 1st week of September and the letter is from end of July (point 1).

With the 2nd letter and the LOE, it should be OK. By itself, no, not without work hours (and with that, you would only be credited for the experience to the end date on the letter).

 

[csadangi]

With the 2nd letter and the LOE, it should be OK. By itself, no, not without work hours (and with that, you would only be credited for the experience to the end date on the letter).

Thanks @jes_ON. The 2nd letter mentions the entire duration of my work from 2015-2017 September. I hope they consider the entire duration and take both the letter into consideration.

Do you recommend informing CIC that I have been contacting my supervisor but he is not responding?

 

[jes_ON]

Thanks @jes_ON. The 2nd letter mentions the entire duration of my work from 2015-2017 September. I hope they consider the entire duration and take both the letter into consideration.

Do you recommend informing CIC that I have been contacting my supervisor but he is not responding?

In the LOE, yes, that would be the explanation for the 2nd letter, yes? It is not uncommon...

 

[csadangi]

In the LOE, I wrote that the 2nd letter from the HR mentions by work hours from 2015 - September 2017 as my supervisor missed writing it. I didn't mention anything about my supervisor's letter from July 2017. I hope the VO notices that.

In addition, I sent the offer letter (in a webform) which mentioned by working hours and duration.

I hope this would be sufficient to prove my work experience.