u/RevolutionaryBug6839

Hi everyone,

I’m preparing for Express Entry/CEC and have a question about a typo in one of my Canadian work experience reference letters.

The letter includes my job title, employment dates, wage, average weekly hours, and detailed duties. The issue is only with the NOC code number.

The letter lists the NOC as:

“NOC: 22301 – Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians”

But from what I understand, Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians should be NOC 22300. NOC 22301 is for Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians. So the occupation title and duties in the letter match the civil/materials testing role, but the NOC number appears to be a typo.

I have requested my former employer to reissue the letter with the corrected NOC number. If they don’t reissue it, would it still be reasonable to claim the correct NOC in my e-APR and explain the typo in a Letter of Explanation?

I can support the experience with additional documents such as an offer letter, pay stubs, tax documents, ROE, employer emails, certifications, and other work-related proof.

Has anyone dealt with a similar NOC-code typo in a reference letter? Did IRCC accept the explanation with supporting documents, or did they request a corrected letter?

Any practical advice would be appreciated.

I have 14 months of full‑time foreign skilled work (engineering/construction‑type role) that was paid completely in cash. The company is no longer operating.

Evidence I have:

Appointment letter.

Experience letter + salary certificate from when I left.

Updated letters later with full dates, duties, hours, and cash pay.

Notarized affidavit from the employer confirming dates, duties, and cash payments.

Project/site material: site and hoarding photos, brochures for the exact project I worked on (but no photos of me on site).

No payslips, no bank deposits, no chats or emails showing my work.

I previously declared about 10 months of this job in a study‑permit application, because at the time I submitted that application I had only worked around 10 months in the role. I kept working there for a few more months after filing and actually finished at about 14 months, and now I want to claim the full period as foreign skilled experience for CRS.

Questions:

Has anyone here successfully claimed similar cash‑paid foreign work from a closed company with this kind of proof?

Do site/hoarding/brochure photos (without me in them) actually help, or is everything really decided on the letters + affidavit + LOE?

In today’s climate, would you personally claim this with full disclosure, or skip it to avoid refusal/misrep risk?

Thanks for any experiences or honest opinions.

I have 14 months of full‑time foreign skilled work (engineering/construction‑type role) that was paid completely in cash. The company is no longer operating.

Evidence I have:

Appointment letter.

Experience letter + salary certificate from when I left.

Updated letters later with full dates, duties, hours, and cash pay.

Notarized affidavit from the employer confirming dates, duties, and cash payments.

Project/site material: site and hoarding photos, brochures for the exact project I worked on (but no photos of me on site).

No payslips, no bank deposits, no chats or emails showing my work.

I previously declared about 10 months of this job in a study‑permit application, because at the time I submitted that application I had only worked around 10 months in the role. I kept working there for a few more months after filing and actually finished at about 14 months, and now I want to claim the full period as foreign skilled experience for CRS.

Questions:

Has anyone here successfully claimed similar cash‑paid foreign work from a closed company with this kind of proof?

Do site/hoarding/brochure photos (without me in them) actually help, or is everything really decided on the letters + affidavit + LOE?

In today’s climate, would you personally claim this with full disclosure, or skip it to avoid refusal/misrep risk?

Thanks for any experiences or honest opinions.

I have 14 months of full‑time foreign skilled work (engineering/construction‑type role) that was paid completely in cash. The company is no longer operating.

Evidence I have:

Appointment letter.

Experience letter + salary certificate from when I left.

Updated letters later with full dates, duties, hours, and cash pay.

Notarized affidavit from the employer confirming dates, duties, and cash payments.

Project/site material: site and hoarding photos, brochures for the exact project I worked on (but no photos of me on site).

No payslips, no bank deposits, no chats or emails showing my work.

I previously declared about 10 months of this job in a study‑permit application, because at the time I submitted that application I had only worked around 10 months in the role. I kept working there for a few more months after filing and actually finished at about 14 months, and now I want to claim the full period as foreign skilled experience for CRS.

Questions:

Has anyone here successfully claimed similar cash‑paid foreign work from a closed company with this kind of proof?

Do site/hoarding/brochure photos (without me in them) actually help, or is everything really decided on the letters + affidavit + LOE?

In today’s climate, would you personally claim this with full disclosure, or skip it to avoid refusal/misrep risk?

Thanks for any experiences or honest opinions.