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SAANICH · TN FIELD GUIDE

What should be provided when the offer and pay records name different companies?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Use the actual agreements and an accurate explanation of the arrangement, alongside the proposed role.

Reconcile names without rewriting history

Do not change original records to make them match. Explain why each entity appears and which facts it can establish.

Bring the original degree certificate, full transcripts, a program description if available, and any professional licensing records from the country where the degree or license was obtained. If a staffing agency and an end client describe different responsibilities, ask them to reconcile the discrepancy rather than choosing whichever version sounds more favourable. The applicant should obtain the updated scope, start date, duration, reporting arrangement, and compensation before deciding whether the existing support letter remains accurate. Add the credential that satisfies the chosen branch, in original form with the transcript that names the discipline; where a concentration is being relied on, the transcript matters more than the parchment because that is where a hospitality stream is usually recorded. Corporate formation records resolve employer identity; the signed letter resolves the proposed engagement; transcripts and licences resolve qualifications. The complication, where there is one, is procedural: a package that names one nationality in the letter and offers another at the counter raises an identity question before anyone reaches the merits of the profession or the offer.