My colleagues have been applying since 2009 - the last one applied last month. No other supporting documents were included - the only extra was the cover letter.canadavisa13 said:leothelion123,
when did your colleagues applied?
did you know if they have included any other supporting documents maybe that you don't have?
yes reference letter is a big deal to the visa officers and its the CORE to cec applications without it the chances of getting approved are less then 5% unfortunatley.
just an advise for you,anytime you do not have a document that is required by CIC include a cover letter and explain why,otherwise the officer will assume that you just did not include it for any other reason that is not clear to them.
Thanks