After receiving an ITA, an applicant was confused by two similarly-named required upload fields (Offer of Employment vs. Letter of Employment, and two 'Employment Records' fields with identical descriptions), and also asked whether it was okay to remove their spouse's work history post-ITA to avoid needing an employment reference letter from her employer.
What the thread clarified:- 'Offer of Employment' generally applies to applicants who received their PNP or points based on an actual job offer — if your ITA/points weren't based on a job offer, this field likely doesn't apply to you.
- 'Letter of Employment' is typically what CEC-stream applicants submit — since a CEC ITA implies you're currently working, this is the letter from your current employer confirming that employment; it's distinct from a forward-looking job offer letter.
- Removing your spouse's work history post-ITA is workable if it has no impact on your CRS score. If the work history isn't contributing points, you can list it instead as personal history and explain in your Letter of Explanation that you're unable to obtain an employer reference letter for that period — as long as you're transparent about it and it doesn't change your score, this was considered safe by the group.
Before making this change, double-check your CRS breakdown specifically to confirm the spouse's work history truly isn't contributing points — removing something that is affecting your score would be a mistake.