I left my salary as stated in my job offer to keep the calculations to a minimum: for two jobs I stated my yearly salary and for another two jobs I stated my hourly rate.
You are trying to immigrate to Canada, you should ask whether it is in local currency or CAD. Local currency is ok since you can support it with pay stubs or the original job offer letter without currency exchange calculations.
Personally, I would put the figure that is immediately available to you and that you can directly support with documents in case they ask you to, may that be an hourly, bi-weekly, or monthly sum.
Since CIC specifically asks for an annual salary, you can calculate it and put it on the letter, but make sure to be transparent about how you calculated it and the fact that you did.
Also, put it in your local currency, as exchange rates change over time and the USD equivalent might not be true when they process your application months later. Also, I don't see why the Canadian government would care for USD figues.
oops my bad.... yeah tht should be cad.....thanks for ur help
Can i ask u another question does job nature needs to be permanent or contractual would do?
muxican said:
I left my salary as stated in my job offer to keep the calculations to a minimum: for two jobs I stated my yearly salary and for another two jobs I stated my hourly rate.
You are trying to immigrate to Canada, you should ask whether it is in local currency or CAD. Local currency is ok since you can support it with pay stubs or the original job offer letter without currency exchange calculations.
Can you please help me with a Dilemna.
I am about to get reference letter from my ex-colleague. I am wondering would it be appropriate to include my annual salary in it since its not my manager who is confirming my salary but a colleague who worked one rank above?
I don't have the job offer letter so wont be able to share it but do have the pay stubs and salary certificate to support the letter.
Thank you for the reply @anonymoose
So just to be clear, including salary in the reference letter from a colleague is OK?
I will add the pay stubs and salary certificate but unfortunately cannot get the reference letter on letterhead.
I will get the reference letter notarized atleast
I would assume so. If everything on the letter is true, the only person who could get in trouble here is your colleague due to company policies, but that depends on the company.
I will get the reference letter notarized atleast Sad
I have been reading up on the forum and many have suggested that reference letter should be notarized if they are not on the letterhead.
Its a big head ache for me as currently I am in Canada and I am trying to get the letter from India.
Work experience is experience regardless of the nature of the contract, the permanent vs contractual/seasonal I think only plays a role when claiming the 600 points for LMIA (don't trust me on this one, I applied with 454 points).
That's interesting. Do you know the details of how that works? I am wondering which entity could possibly certify that a job reference letter is true...
nis4 said:
Its a big head ache for me as currently I am in Canada and I am trying to get the letter from India.
I know that feeling very well, my whole application also caused me headaches more than once... I sincerely hope it will be worth it for you in the end!
That's interesting. Do you know the details of how that works? I am wondering which entity could possibly certify that a job reference letter is true...
I know that feeling very well, my whole application also caused me headaches more than once... I sincerely hope it will be worth it for you in the end!
There is no guidelines that letters which are not on company letterhead should be notarised, these all are extra or proactive steps taken by applicants to prove the genuineness of their letter. So would suggest to do whatever best you can do to prove the genuineness of your case. Provide as much information or documents which could help your case even without a reference letter which in fact is a mandatory document to prove work experience.
