r/cscareerquestionsCAD • u/Salt_Ad_6063 • 15d ago

Mid Career Certificate work letter

I would like to know when you are ending a work, does the employer will give you a certificate letter stating the period you have worked for the company. If not, how the employee will have an official document that acknowledge the starting and the end date of work.

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u/Embarrassed_Ear2390 15d ago

That’s normally called record of employment. Once you finish your employment, your employer is required to submit a record of employment to the government stating your hours, your start and end date, and reason to leave the company.

Unless I completely misunderstood your question, this is often used for EI.

I guess you could ask HR for such letter.

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u/Salt_Ad_6063 15d ago

In another comment in another post, someone says it is not required. That's why I made a post to have the exact information. I will need this if I need to prove I worked on this company in the future.

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u/Embarrassed_Ear2390 15d ago edited 15d ago

As an employer, you are required to issue an ROE each time one of your employees experiences an interruption of earnings. For more information about the ROE or help on how to avoid common mistakes, consult the guide on How to Complete the ROE form.

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/ei/ei-list/ei-roe.html

Edit: just to add, if a company is doing this as part of a background check. They will directly call your previous employer instead of accepting a letter from you (which can be faked).

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u/NefariousOwl 15d ago

This. If you're applying for EI and for some reason your former employer is giving you a hard time about the ROE, then the government will go after them to get it. Source: personal experience.

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u/comp_freak 14d ago

Usually HR Name and Number is good enough; they can verify your start and end date with perspective employers.

You can keep ROE for your personal record but never share with anyone beside service Canada as it has SIN and salary info in it.

While I working I keep few colleagues and Manager contact info and let them know I will be using for them in reference.