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Should the TN letter use the old name shown on my signed offer for a Guelph applicant?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

The submission should accurately describe the proposed employment and explain any historical documents bearing another name. Obtain a current letter or amendment from the responsible employer. Keeping an old document can be useful evidence, but leaving the discrepancy unexplained creates uncertainty about who is offering the work.

Prepare a short document chronology

List the original offer date, the change date and the intended start. Add records that establish the relationship between the names or entities. Keep credentials and the substantive duty description in the file as well: resolving a corporate name does not establish professional eligibility.

Build the record around the transaction that will exist on the intended entry date. The first review should identify the current employer, authorized signer, work location, professional category, duration and compensation, then list proof for each point. Corporate formation records resolve employer identity; the signed letter resolves the proposed engagement; transcripts and licences resolve qualifications. Sequence collection so that the employer letter is drafted after the occupation analysis. A common problem is attaching several inconsistent letters from a recruiter, parent company and client without saying who will direct the work. Hypothetical example: A dental-prosthetics CAD coordinator will assist a US laboratory under the Scientific Technician/Technologist category. The laboratory’s letter, supervising professional’s credentials and the coordinator’s diploma need to describe the same support arrangement. A vendor contract alone would not establish it.

Use a written checkpoint for the signer’s authority, entity identity and current worksite. Name the original record, the person responsible for obtaining it, and the date by which any contradiction must be resolved. This lets the applicant make a practical decision from verified facts instead of relying on a convenient assumption. If the answer changes the structure or schedule, revise the plan before the next immigration step.