Sample letter of employment

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You'll need a letter of employment for your dossier (and possibly for your homestudy - check with your agency). Type this up on company letterhead paper, or check with your Human Resources office - they may have a standard form. You can keep this pretty short and to the point. Here are the specific requirements from the CCAA.

1. The letter must contain "adoptor's profession, position, duration of employment, annual income, and prospect of continuous employment."
   
2. If you are self-employed, you need to provide "certificates of profession and annual income" issued by CPA's. Where the applicant is the CPA, they need the same issued by other CPA's.
   
3. Unemployed applicants shall submit "a statement of unemployment  which includes the financial source for the present means of subsistence and whether they have a plan for employment."
   
4. Retired applicants shall submit a "statement of retirement, which includes the time of retirement, the annual income before the retirement, whether there is any income after retirement, the sum of income."

Note:  The income you list on the Certificate of Net Worth should be identical with the Employer Letter or if not, a special explanation is required.

Be sure to have your boss sign it, and then it must continue through the entire authentication process. Ok, here's the example:

To whom it may concern:

(your name) is employed as a (your position) for (company name). He has been employed by (company name) for more than (years employed) years, since (start date).

His annual salary is (salary). In addition, he is eligible for an annual bonus of up to (bonus percent, if applicable) of his salary. Over the last 2 years, his bonus averaged (bonus amount) per year.

(your name) is a valuable employee, and his prospects for continued employment and advancement with (company name) are excellent.

Sincerely,

(your boss' name)
(his position)