Worried about misrepresentation

[cram1792]

I really dont know how should I proceed on this one. I was accepted at a canadian university for a masters degree, but I'm worried that I could be found liable of misrepresentation/false information on my application. I put on my CV 4 months of experience that I worked with my family company, but I really have no way to prove that experience. It's common in my country to bypass the formal procedures of hiring (specially in family companies) due to the legal implications involved, so I have no formal job contract, pay-slips (paid in cash), tax returns, etc. I am worried about two outcomes:

1. If I remove that experience from my CV or decide to not count it anymore, the school could think I just made it up to get an offer of admission, and I could be revoked of it.
2. I plan to apply for a work visa in the future, and I need to declare every piece of work experience in the last 10 years. If I decide to count that experience, I'm pretty sure that it could be found as misrepresentation, as I would not be able to submit additional proof of employment if requested.

I'm thinking of not counting it as experience in visa applications, because even if it's a common practice here, it doesn't make it a valid experience in Canada or other countries. But I'm worried that I could generate discrepancies in other aspects, and I want to be sure that I wont have problems in the future, or in the worst case, have my degree revoked or stuff like that.

 

[bongoman]

Not an issue, just put it there. Lack of proof is unlikely to cause misrepresentation, misrepresentation is when they check and find out that lied sometimes they call workplaces and try to see if its real. So not putting it is probably the bigger issue. If you want points for this experience for immigration, there are more strict requirements, your employer can provide this most likely.

 

[cram1792]

Not an issue, just put it there. Lack of proof is unlikely to cause misrepresentation, misrepresentation is when they check and find out that lied sometimes they call workplaces and try to see if its real. So not putting it is probably the bigger issue. If you want points for this experience for immigration, there are more strict requirements, your employer can provide this most likely.

But what if I later apply for express entry and I'm asked for further proof of employment? The only thing I could get to prove experience is an employement letter. But if I'm asked for pay slips o tax receipts I could not provide them. Now that I think of it, it's almost as if I worked illegally. Should I talk about this to CIC or the university?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

But what if I later apply for express entry and I'm asked for further proof of employment? The only thing I could get to prove experience is an employement letter. But if I'm asked for pay slips o tax receipts I could not provide them. Now that I think of it, it's almost as if I worked illegally. Should I talk about this to CIC or the university?

Don't waste the time of the university or IRCC. No one is going to ask you for proof. You won't ever have to provide proof unless you apply to immigrate and want to claim points for the experience, which would be YOUR CHOICE, not the request of anyone else.

 

[cram1792]

Don't waste the time of the university or IRCC. No one is going to ask you for proof. You won't ever have to provide proof unless you apply to immigrate and want to claim points for the experience, which would be YOUR CHOICE, not the request of anyone else.

Thank you. I think I was becoming a bit paranoid due to the stories I've read about misrepresentation. One of them stated that a person didn't disclose few months of part time work experience and was asked for a tax report, which revealed that experience. The person was banned for misrepresentation. My case would be the opposite, declaring experience that can't be found on a tax report. But I guess there would be no problem, as I don't intend to claim points for that experience in the future.