Reason 14 of 50 · Employment, family and home-country ties
Classified asR179(b) / weight of evidence
The applicant has only recently begun the job, has frequent job changes, or is in probation, and the application treats the employment as conclusive proof of return.
Recent employment can be genuine, but it may carry less persuasive weight than long-established employment unless the rest of the applicant’s circumstances are also strong.
Employment chronology, previous jobs, salary pattern, probation terms, career progression and other ties such as family, residence and assets.
The same situation, presented two ways. The right-hand column is what a reapplication needs to look like.
Disclose the employment history accurately. Explain legitimate career changes and support the broader profile rather than trying to make a new job appear older or more established than it is.
Backdating employment letters; omitting recent unemployment; large salary jump with no supporting record.
An engineer who changed employers two months ago can still have strong ties if the new role is genuine and the overall career history is well documented.
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[S2], [S4], [S5]. This page is general information, not legal advice.The applicant has only recently begun the job, has frequent job changes, or is in probation, and the application treats the employment as conclusive proof of return.
Recent employment can be genuine, but it may carry less persuasive weight than long-established employment unless the rest of the applicant’s circumstances are also strong.
Employment chronology, previous jobs, salary pattern, probation terms, career progression and other ties such as family, residence and assets.
Disclose the employment history accurately. Explain legitimate career changes and support the broader profile rather than trying to make a new job appear older or more established than it is.
Backdating employment letters; omitting recent unemployment; large salary jump with no supporting record.
No. IRCC states that refiling the same information will likely not change the decision. A reapplication has to answer the specific concern the officer recorded — which is why you should read your GCMS notes first and find out exactly what that concern was.
Most refusals cite more than one concern, and only one of them is usually decisive. Your GCMS notes say which. Get them free, or send them to us and we will tell you exactly what to fix.